[Avodah] Concerts in Reform temples

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 06:59:40PM -0400, Prof. Levine wrote:
> I called Rav Bick, ZT"L, who told me that since it was so close to the 
> weekend, I was committed to going. However, he suggested that I not do 
> this again. I went, and after that I never spoke for Chabad on Shabbos. 
> In fact, it was not long before I stopped speaking for Chabad altogether.

When I lived in Queens, the building of the shul I attended was condemned.
Emergency building fund and construction plan. The only building they
could find space in was the local C-nagogue.

R' Zvi Flaum, who was the shul's LOR at the time, asked RDLifshitz. RDL
permitted the shul moving to the building IF
    1- it had its own entrance; and
    2- that entrance was clearly marked as being for the O shul.

So, what about a concert in a R Temple where there is similarly no mar'is
ayin issue?

I don't know if RDL would have pasqened leniently when the motivation is
something less religiously compelling. Unfortunately, I can no longer ask.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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