April 19, 2020 – Rav Hershel Schachter Click here for the audio recording of Rav Shachter’s recent discussion of music on during Sefirat HaOmer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 13, 2020 – Rav Schachter In order to reduce some of the depressing atmosphere can we allow for the dispensation of the issur of music, at least the recorded kind, during sefirah. It’s not clear how problematic recorded music is altogether. Perhaps this year we can be meilkil? Rav Schachter said that it is a minhag Continue Reading »
April 1, 2020 Our chaver Rav Nachum Amsel asked:Question: My wife and I have been performing with singing, instruments and an amplifier Friday afternoons, about an hour before Shabbat from our balcony in our little neighborhood in Jerusalem, and families from other balconies and Zoom have enjoyed the singing, giving a warm community feeling leading Continue Reading »