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Chodesh Tov,

What do you think of Sarit Hadad? She is a popular singer of Mizrachi music in Israel. She sings nonsense about love like all the singers but she also sings about G-d.

In this video: on YouTube, she appears like an angel in an immodest fashion (Her shirt doesn't cover the neck line.), despite the fact that in the song, she sings to G-d. It is like a prayer. The name of the song is "Shema Yisrael Elokai". She says Elokai with a k and not with an h, the proper way.

What do you think about this song? What is your opinion of kol isha?  Even if you don't object to men listening to kol isha, is it appropriate for a song to G-d. Do you listen to or would you listen to kol isha?

P.S. I originally wrote this question last year and I put a link to Oz's film on YouTube as a comment for Sarit Hadad's video. Below is what I wrote on YouTube in response to her song.


--- Quote ---This is a great video. There are more great videos about Israel at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=oz77jtf . OZ77 is the greatest Israeli film maker.
--- End quote ---


Sarit Hadad

Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim,
Chief Administrator.

TorahZionist:
I'm asking this on behalf of Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim.

I got an E-mail over a year ago from Bnei Elim (I quoted it at the end of this post.). What disturbed me about it is that it says Yekutiel is their "Director of Israeli Affairs". What is your take on this? Also, Mr. Ponytail left Bnei Elim according to this. Do you think more highly of him now that he left them?

Also, I thought I'd let you know that Bnei Elim has a "forum" which is even more of a joke than Revava's Hebrew forum.

I asked Yekutiel the below question.


--- Quote --- Why is Yekutiel in Bnei Elim? Their new leadership list says he is an official of Bnei Elim for Israeli Affairs. He is not a bad person. He is a good Jew. So I don't understand why he would want to get involved with such people. Even Matt Finberg left Bnei Elim. Bnei Elim is a joke.
--- End quote ---

Here is his reply.


--- Quote ---Matt had asked me to join Bnei Elim a few months back. I told him that if I could help and if they as a group did not do anything I disagree with that I would try and help. I am happy that they made a memorial for Rav Kahane in NY and I helped them with it. And I am happy that tyey are doing some protests for Pollard and intend to help them on that. Recently I have heard some bad things about the remaining leadeship, after Mtt had lef. I plan on resigning from any official position, however, if and when they do positive things they should be encouraged.
--- End quote ---

B’NAI ELIM CELEBRATES NEW LEADERSHIP FOR 2007

At our October, 2006 Leadership Conference in Reno, Nevada, our International Chairman, Matt Finberg reaffirmed his plans to make Aliyah within the very near future. We also had a frank and down to earth conversation as to the direction we were taking our Organization. I think that we all realized at that time that we had serious philosophical differences with our Chairman.

Last week, we were notified by Matt during a meeting of the Board of Directors that he was tendering his resignation from any and all offices in B’nai Elim, and other religious and personal matters. Matt thanked us for giving him the opportunity to serve as the leader of B’nai Elim and wished us the very best in our future endeavors, as we do him. Elim, as well as his membership. He advised us that he needed more time to devote to his Law Practice, preparing for impending move to Eretz Israel, and other religious and personal matters. Matt thanked us for giving him the opportunity to serve as the leader of B’nai Elim and wished us the very best in our future endeavors, as we do him.

As the secular New Year approaches, we find our Organization strong and vibrant. B’nai Elim is being recognized in a profound and far-reaching positive manner. We are being tasked with missions of great responsibility, in which many of you will have the opportunity to participate.

I want to take this opportunity to personally thank each and every member of B’nai Elim for your steadfast support, your unyielding confidence in our organization and our mission, and for your resolve, and unfaltering determination in support of Israel and the Jewish people.

There is one significant task which needs your immediate attention in the coming year. I would like each member of B’nai Elim to promote our organization to your friends, associates, and in your Synagogues with the goal of recruiting more quality members such as yourselves.

Toda ve Shalom,

Robert Turk International Chairman B’nai Elim

New Officers


Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and International Chairman: Robert Turk
Chief Operations Officer (COO), Director, and Chief, Intelligence & Security: Bill Maniaci
Deputy Chairman, and Director - Western Operations: Jim Nutting
Secretary and Director - Eastern Operations: George Haas
Treasurer and Director: Ian Sigel
Director of NY Operations: – Gennaidy Faybyshenko
Director of Israeli Affairs Mike Guzofsky (Yekutiel ben Ya’akov)

דוד בן זאב אריה:
Dear Chaim,

I recently attended a Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Jerusalem and the way that they look at the Lubavitcher Rebbe looked a lot like Idol Worship. I was wondering what you view on Labavitcher is.

Dan:
Hello Chaim,
    In your opinion, why do you think that nowadays so many successful self-hating Jews and gentiles are having so few children if any...
Is this trend going to spell the end of their generation and make third world-ers the majority in the near future?
What is your remedy?                                                                                         
                                                                                             Thanks as always,
                                                                                                 Dan
                                                                           

Dr. Dan:
Shalom Chaim

In regards to my comment last week with grudges against other nations:  Thank you for you spirited answer. I'm glad Jews like you exist.

My question: What is your impression of Albert Einstein?  (Would you give him the title of an immortal saint or the title of yishmakh vi zikhro and why?)

Dr. Dan

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