Re: Judaism and J4J

[Shirona <shirona...>]

Where is it written that we should be able to "define" what is "Jewish
music"???

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Blumenthal" <xd2fabl (at) us(dot)ibm(dot)com>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:11 AM
Subject: Judaism and J4J


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> The ListServ dealing with "world music from a Jewish perspective" has
> segued into discussions of Jews for Jesus, the cost of congregation
> membership and the definition of a Jew.  I belong to a Conservative
> congregation now, but I grew up in a Reform congregation, and in that
> religious school was taught that a person who defined her/himself as a Jew
> was a Jew.  So if Sammy Davis, Jr. said he was Jewish, he was Jewish.
> Whether you agree with that or not, you should probably agree that it
> simplifies answering the question.  But, then, when applied to music: what
> is Jewish music?  As the neo-klezmer movement pushes Jewish music further
> into world music - as it pushes world music into Jewish music - and as pop
> and (non-Jewish) "folk" music push themselves into Jewish prayer, a
> definition becomes more difficult.  I anticipate someone saying "I know
> Jewish music when I hear it."
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> Fred Blumenthal
> xd2fabl (at) us(dot)ibm(dot)com
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