[HANASHIR:12146] Re: What is "Great Music"?

[Danielkare <Danielkare...>]

I have been lurking for a while, but had to respond to this one!  We all have 
our own opinions and that's fine, no need to slur others.  OUCH to the comment 
below about churches (and assumingly temples) being "guitar-infested."  I love 
my guitar, it (she?) is my friend and singing/songwriting companion.

Let me ask this: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF JEWISH MUSIC?  Isn't it to praise G-d, 
and to inspire listeners to feel Jewish, feel close to G-d, pray, obey 
commandments, learn a few words of Torah, learn about our cultural traditions, 
learn Hebrew, etc. etc. etc.  To me any style of music which does at least one 
of these things is "great" music.  

-Karen Daniel
www.karendaniel.com


In a message dated Sun, 8 Sep 2002 5:17:57 PM Eastern Standard 


Time, eekatzmd (at) yahoo(dot)ca writes:

> If you can't
> hum it on your way out of shul, it's not worth
> bothering with. This reflects the pop culture
> mentality of 20th/21st century North America. This
> seems to apply to all religious denominations, judging
> from the modern, guitar-infested church services which
> I occasionally catch glimpses of on TV.


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