For questions relating to music and song.
Questions tagged [music]
250 questions
4
votes
1 answer
Music and Judaism
Judaism is really fascinating and the more I learn about it the more I love it ! I came up with a question because I was born Jewish but I grew up Christian and believed that music is sometimes bad . Does Judaism allow me to listen freely to every…
user25840
2
votes
2 answers
Sources on the spiritual influence of music?
I'm looking for sources for the ideas that either a singer, composer or style of music can infuse a spiritual influence in a song, which would then influence the listener.
The only sources that I am currently familiar with are Rabbi Nachman in…
בנימין
- 21
- 3
1
vote
1 answer
Identify this song?
Is anyone able to let me know what the first song in this medley is (sung by Yaakov Shwekey & Yitzy Waldner)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMI1lr10HGs
I'm looking to find it so I can track down the actual album version to buy.
Thanks!
msten
- 103
- 6
1
vote
1 answer
Why isn't the nurturing of musical talent and the writing of poetry in praise of Hashem a formal part of Jewish education?
Tehillim 150 talks about Procaliming His praise with the call of Shofar, with the psalter and harp, with the timbrel and dance, with stringed instruments and the flute, with the loud sounding cymbals and stirring cymbals (The Hirsch Siddur, Feldheim…
user2817
- 287
- 1
- 6
1
vote
0 answers
What is the Sephardi, Mizrahi and Teimoni equivalent of a nigun?
A nigun is classically understood to be a, usually, vocal-less hymn that early Hassidim in Europe invented. Is this phenomenon found in Jewish communities other than (Eastern European dynasty) Ashkenazi Hassidic circles?
My reasoning for this is…
rosenjcb
- 1,574
- 9
- 20
0
votes
0 answers
Music with unholy content and the Jewish soul
As I grew in my Jewish self I've started to be very weary of the people I surround myself with and (right now way more importantly) the people I want to surround myself in the future. Same can be said about movies and music.
Lets say there is a…
Ilja
- 1,096
- 1
- 8
- 20