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But the comedian- director's Op-Ed article in last Thursday's New York Times is a serious one, criticizing Israel for her policy of beating Palestinians. "As a supporter of Israel, and as one who has always been outraged at the horrors inflicted on this little nation by hostile neighbors, vile ter- rorists and much of the world at large, I am appalled beyond measure by the treatment of the rioting Palestinians by Jews," he wrote. Describing the situation as "quite painful and confusing," Allen concluded that "per- haps for all of us who are rooting for Israel to continue to exist and prosper, the obligation is to speak out and use every method of pressure — moral, financial and political — to bring this wrongheaded approach to a halt?' Why Some Orthodox Jews Abstained From The Rally S OtaW 464 10 10/ . 54 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1988 • At the time of the massive Soviet Jewry rally in Wash- ington in December there was a controversy over the deci- sion of the right-wing Ortho- dox, or "yeshiva world," not to participate. A prime reason cited by some was the fact that Mary Travers and Pearl Bailey had been invited to sing, in viola- tion of kol isha, the Halachic prohibition against Jewish men hearing a woman sing. Leaders of the local yeshiva schools said they had planned to participate but felt betrayed by the inclusion of the women singers and with- drew their support. An article in the January 1988 issue of The Jewish Observer, the monthly magazine published by the Agudath Israel of America, does not mention the kol isha issue as a factor in the deci- sion of "the yeshiva world, the Chassidic communities, and generally, those who identify with Agudath Israel" to absent themselves from the rally. The article, written by Woody Allen: "painful and confusing." Rabbi Nissin Wolpin, the editor, says that these groups avoid participating in demon- strations that they do not control. "From the inception of the mass movement to activism, these circles have eschewed public manifestation, in ac- cordance with the directives of the Torah leadership," he wrote. Rabbi Wolpin told The Detroit Jewish News that he was unaware of kol isha be- ing an issue in not par- ticipating in the rally, while a local rabbi suggested that Wolpin's magazine does not necessarily speak for all segments of the coalition of Orthodox groups under the Agudath Israel umbrella. "The Jewish Observer speaks for Boro Park, not Klal Yisroel (the Jewish people)," said the local rabbi. In any event, Wolpin's arti- cle offers insight into at least one school of thought advo- cating an avoidance of public demonstrations against the Soviets. He notes that the Council of Ibrah Sages issued a statement in 1971 which did not condemn public demonstrations per se, but warned of the potential harm in provoking Moscow, and urged non-participation "because it is impossible for us to control the character and nature of these gather- ings." The article emphasized the concern of the Torah world for the Jews of the USSR and cited the existence of many Orthodox-sponsored pro- grams and projects under- taken on their behalf, in- cluding some too discreet to publicize. "Caution is still the