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Is there anything wrong with music that doesn’t sound like classic jewish music? Obviously some styles are not ok like crazy rock or hip hop (although there is some good jewish hip hop like nissim black & shtar) but whats wrong with a nice inspiring or exciting song just because its not what people are used to hearing?
I like different types of music, dance, rock, electronic, mellow, etc. I think it’s okay to have something out of the box that reaches people who like something different.The only thing i say to be careful of is where the tune comes from. If it comes from a dirty song, people might be thinking of that instead of the Jewish lyrics that replace it. But otherwise, it’s nice to have different music for different people
Neginah (the realm of music) is the highest level up in Shamayim.
Music has the power to influence in tremendous ways, either for good or for bad. Think of the way your body wants to move when you hear different types of music. Do you want to dance in a Jewish manner? Or do you feel like you want to dance wild and uncontrolled in a non-aidel way.
Does the music make you angry? Upset? Sad?
Think of your reaction and if it is an apporpriate way for a Jew to act. Then you will know if the root is decent or not.
Music holds incredibly strong power. We should NOT be listening to everything.
Personally, I don’t think there is anything wrong with it. That is, if you dont mind burning in gehinom forever and ever. Music affects our neshama in a very unique way and I cant understand why you would be willing to compromise even slightly with he most important thing in the world!
Stealing a tune from goyim is stealing. Making a parody is legal, but using a tune without permission for an unrelated work is not.
Why is it compromising on music when you use goyish music? If Jewish people can compose good music, so can others.
There are so many levels of “good.”
Yes, non Jews can be incredibly talented and compose music that is enchanting and delightful. But they can also cook pork and shrimp that are exquisitely flavorful.
“Good” is a definition that one must define within a Jewish lens.
Good is not solely a level of enjoyment; it is something that is beneficial for our neshamos.
Good can be painful at times, like a bitter medication that a child must take to combat dreaded illness. Good is not always fun, but it is what we need, even if we don’t like it.
So “good” music, in Jewish terms, is music that arrouses the neshama in closeness to Hashem, that causes one to do teshuvah.
There is enjoyable music b’goyim, but usually not really GOOD music.
(The exception to the rule is jewishly “good” music that came down through the rare non-Jew, like the Russian marches that were adopted by Chasidim. Sometimes, sparks of holiness are able to be accessed by talented composers, but only a truly Holy person will be able to tell you which songs fall into that criteria.)
That’s incredibly racist.
I am assuming that’s not what you actually meant…
how many songs of todays generation from jewish singers are straight from the goyish singers with the words changed & they use jewish words?
These songs are pure rocken music with a goyish taam & are destroying yiddishkeit & the kedusha of klal yisroel R”L.
there’s a book someone put out of todays jewish music & what’s wrong with it & why it doesn’t belong in a jewish persons home or neshama
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/jews-listening-to-non-jewish-music
CopyMachine: Why can’t a non-Jew write an uplifting and spiritually beneficial song?
Almost Sefardi music, like what’s sung at the shabbos table and during davening etc is taken directly from Arabic music down to the little nuances in the tunes.
Please define classical Jewish music and describe how it sounds.
HPO
The problem is that even if the words are nice & words of praise to Hashem etc… its the songs rock & tune that make a persons attitude change & it affects people badly in their yiddishkeit & their Neshama. different kind of Music have different effects & almost all of it is bad effects
WE CAN ALL AGREE that ALMOST ZERO music is spiritual/ruchnius i.e. a person singing just to thank & praise Hashem (unless its Shabbos zemiros etc…) but now we are talking about singers with SONGS TO ENJOY (so when a person can reach this high Madreiga of Singing praises to Hashem from his heart in gratitude-like the story below-then we can talk)
i know a person that all day everywhere he walked or had a spear moment he always sang “Tov l’hodos L’Hashem….” i saw him singing sometimes & it was with such Simcha that he even sang it in english sometimes cause it came from his heart in thanks & unlimited Hakaras Hatov to Hashem for everything Hashem gives him/us etc….
How do you know this?
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