Q&A: According to Jewish law, should the following changes have been made in the artistic part of the torch-lighting ceremony?
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According to Jewish law, should the following changes have been made in the artistic part of the torch-lighting ceremony?
Question
Hello,
I noticed a few things in the torch-lighting ceremony –
- A female singer (with head covering) sang the first song.
- A dance troupe of girls accompanied the song.
- At the opening parade, female soldiers walked with weapons.
- The ceremony was hosted by a man and a woman.
- There was a “Kululam” of 300 male and female medical staff members.
- A singer with an openly declared same-sex sexual orientation sang one of the songs.
If the ceremony were conducted according to Jewish law, would all this not have happened?
Answer
Is this trolling? On the face of it, it seems like it is, but my sense tells me it isn’t. In any case, to each of the questions you can find a simple answer on your own. There is nothing complicated here. And if the question is whether ceremonies should be conducted according to Jewish law, then certainly yes.