Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, 'rebbe' to many J-bloggers, was interviewed on the Zev Brenner Show last night. Rabbi Horowitz refused to comment on the Lipa Schmeltzer-concerts ban, even though that was the show's topic.
(I have posted the entire
Astute readers point out that one of the haredi rabbinic signatories on the new ban issued against Lipa Schmeltzer and the Madison Square Garden Big Event is…
Kiryas Joel's "Vaad HaChinuch" banned Lipa Schmeltzer's music in late 2005 during Hanukka. The ban and an English-language translation is posted after the jump in the extended post below:
Hella Winston has a Page 1 story in tomorrow's New York Jewish Week on the Lipa Schmeltzer-concerts ban.
Here's the (cowardly) money quote, in context:
