The following is via Arutz 7:
Rav Yeshayahu Herzl, Chief Rabbi of Natzerat Illit, said Thursday that a flyer signed by Chabad rabbis against mixed-audience music performances was not directed against an upcoming show in Afula, located at the northwest corner of the Jezreel Valley, by singer Avraham Fried.
�The headline that said that we forbid participation in Fried�s show is incorrect. There is nothing personal here, we were not talking about a specific personality.�
Rav Herzl explained that the rabbi�s flyer was directed to the G-d fearing public and not to the singers themselves. �We as rabbis think that the God fearing public does not have a heter [rabbinical permission] to participate in shows that do not have separation [between men and women]. We assume that the singers who are themselves hareidi asked their rabbis if they should perform. But we have a duty to warn our people in order to avoid mishaps.
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(Source: Arutz 7)
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Avraham Fried gives over so much chizuk in his performances, which are l’shem shamayim, I can’t imagine anyone taking offence.
What’s next, seperation at: theaters; sporting events; taxis; waiting rooms; lines at ther bank; etc?
1. Point, that its asur to go to a mixed event!
What’s the mesorah for prohibiting a family from sitting together and listening to a male singer? I mean “The Mesorah” – not some unsupported mealy mouthed conclusions as to morality. Taliban!