Rabbi bans singing in the shower

Agence France-Presse ^ | 26th January, 2005 | Correcpondent

[Red Sea Swimmer]

A former Jewish grand rabbi Mordechai Eliahu has laid down the law on amateur operatics in the shower: you can hum but you can't sing.

"You will not sing in the shower," the former leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews instructed a listener inquiring about Talmudic laws on an ultra-Orthodox religious radio programme.

Rabbi Eliahu explained that the Hebrew language, holy to the Jewish religion, was not to be sullied by use in a bathroom, Wednesday's edition of Yediot Ahronot newspaper reported.

But the rabbi, considered a religious authority in world Judaism, went on to soften his stand.

"To hum without a word in Hebrew crossing your mind is acceptable," he said.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

Thou shalt not sing bad songs in the shower...

[Nachum]

Notice that he said in Hebrew-

But in Arabic is another thing entirely!

[cripplecreek]

Did he mention fiddles and roofs?

[thoughtomator]

Thinking in Arabic is the recommended cure for constipation.

[Maceman]

If God didn't want us to sing in the shower, He wouldn't have made the accoustics so good.

"To hum without a word in Hebrew crossing your mind is acceptable," he said.

So I guess that means its OK to sing "Born to be Wild" in English, then. Works for me.

[FoxInSocks]

"To hum without a word in Hebrew crossing your mind is acceptable," he said.

Don't think of an elephant!

[MistrX]

Singing in the bathtub
Singing all alone
Tearing out a tonsil
Just like a baritone
Never take a shower
It's an awful pain
Singing in the shower's
Like singing in the rain

[Mr. Mojo]

How about singing on the can?

[Mr. Mojo]

lol....exactly.

[clee1]

Just damn!

This is almost as bad as "Ask the Immam".

[Red Sea Swimmer]

Very funny.

Does thinking in Albanian help cure migraine ?

[Poohbah]

Does thinking in Albanian help cure migraine ?

For most, trying to think in Albanian would probably cause a migraine.

[GSlob]

"This is almost as bad as "Ask the Imam"."
Why almost? It is precisely "ask the imam": he was answering a caller to his radio program.

[thoughtomator]

No, but it gives you the urge to put ugly concrete pillboxes all over the landscape - just in case!

[Red Sea Swimmer]

I have also heard that murmuring in Magyar at midnight causes myopia.

[FreeKeys]

None of the Jews I know give a damn what their OWN rabbi says, let alone this goofball.

When so many in your culture teach your kids to think for themselves, wuddya expect anyway?

[k2blader]

Good grief. This is definitely extreme.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

They were actually Enver Hoxha's Beach Boxes. He built them all over the countryside as he was waiting for global warming to turn his country into a tropical paradise. Alas he passed on...

[Rennes Templar]

My wife will support this 100%.