Fw: Hassidic rock

[Shirona <shirona...>]

> Joel,
>
> From a cultural perspective it makes alot of sense. Rock  'n roll music
was
> a reaction to a climate of repression, (in very broad strokes - political,
> moral etc.)  in the fifties and sixties. It gave a younger generation an
> outlet for rebellion, for blowing off steam, for self expression - all of
> that stuff.  I can imagine that in the tight, "repressed" Hassidic
> communities the impulse would be the same.   Maybe the Hassidim are
entering
> their "sixties" phase - Amen v'Amen!  If the men want to do Rock - they
will
> find all the necessary loopholes in Halacha to make it happen.  Sadly -
they
> will do the same to prevent women from participating in same.
>
> Shirona
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Yoel Epstein" <yoel (at) netvision(dot)net(dot)il>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:46 AM
> Subject: Hassidic rock
>
>
> > For those of you who read Hebrew, there is an article about the Hassidic
> > rock scene in this weekend's Yediot Aharonot magazine section.
Actually,
> > the article is pretty much a straightforward survey of the groups and
the
> > types of music they play, without much analysis or commentary.  The
> article
> > suggests that Hassidic rock is pretty much acceptable by the
> ultrareligious
> > community.  This was surprising to me.  Does anyone know of any halachic
> > controversy surrounding the suitability of musical styles generally
> > associated with drugs, sex, and general moral decay for religious
> audiences?
> >
> > joel epstein
> >
> >
> >
>


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