Orthodox female band Bulletproof Stockings hits AOL

The female Chabad band Bulletproof Stockings rocked out last week on AOL's "You've Got" series and explained why its religious adherence only allows them to perform for women. Its members explained that religious law forbids men to listen to the singing of women and that the band caters to an all-female audience.

"We specifically want to create a space that's just for women," said Perl Wolf, one of the band members, explaining that playing music for women only takes away from tensions and distractions of having men around.

Dalia Shusterman, another band member, added, "The general assumption is that we're cutting out half our audience, which I suppose is true. But there are only what, 3 billion women in the world? I think we're good with that."

The Bulletproof Stockings story has made headlines in the Times of Israel, the New York Post and the New Yorker.

via jta.org