everyone should listen to the music of shivi keller.
3. David Dome
11/27/2011
hi howard from one classic rock bt to another , I've taken to writing and warbling songs with a Jewish theme .Check me out, Rav Brody knows me well .
4. David Dome
11/27/2011
kosher singer songwriter hi howard from one classic rock bt to another , I've taken to writing and warbling songs with a Jewish theme .Check me out, Rav Brody knows me well .
5. Yishai
11/17/2011
non-religious melodies OK? Thank you for the wonderful article. The thing I wonder is, are religious songs, sung by frum singers, OK even if they are using the exact same melody as secular songs. Here is a quote from Likutei Moharan (which I got from Likutei Eitzot): A holy melody gives strength to the forces of holiness. But the music of the Sitra Achra, the Other Side, damages these forces and lengthens the exile. It makes people stumble and traps them like birds in a snare. Be very careful never to listen to this kind of music at all. The musicians and singers who produce it have no religious intentions whatsoever. On the contrary, they only want to make money or become famous. Listening to this kind of music can seriously weaken your devotion to God. But the melodies played by a truly religious, God-fearing musician can be very inspiring. They can strengthen your devotion immensely (Likutey Moharan I, 3). Here, Rebbe Nachman mentions the melodies "played by" a truly religious musician are good. So this suggests that even if the melody was not invented by the musician, what is important is that the melody is *played by* the religious musician. This seems to be how Breslev Israel holds: if you listen to Breslev Radio, it's clear that at least some of the songs they play use melodies from secular music. Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh has written of a certain process through which a type of secular music is rectified or elevated, changing it slightly to make it acceptable. But maybe it is not necessary to change the actual melody — perhaps changing the words is enough. Unless we have a really good reason to take a more restrictive view, I think using the exact melody should be fine.
6. Yishai
11/17/2011
Thank you for the wonderful article. The thing I wonder is, are religious songs, sung by frum singers, OK even if they are using the exact same melody as secular songs. Here is a quote from Likutei Moharan (which I got from Likutei Eitzot): A holy melody gives strength to the forces of holiness. But the music of the Sitra Achra, the Other Side, damages these forces and lengthens the exile. It makes people stumble and traps them like birds in a snare. Be very careful never to listen to this kind of music at all. The musicians and singers who produce it have no religious intentions whatsoever. On the contrary, they only want to make money or become famous. Listening to this kind of music can seriously weaken your devotion to God. But the melodies played by a truly religious, God-fearing musician can be very inspiring. They can strengthen your devotion immensely (Likutey Moharan I, 3). Here, Rebbe Nachman mentions the melodies "played by" a truly religious musician are good. So this suggests that even if the melody was not invented by the musician, what is important is that the melody is *played by* the religious musician. This seems to be how Breslev Israel holds: if you listen to Breslev Radio, it's clear that at least some of the songs they play use melodies from secular music. Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh has written of a certain process through which a type of secular music is rectified or elevated, changing it slightly to make it acceptable. But maybe it is not necessary to change the actual melody — perhaps changing the words is enough. Unless we have a really good reason to take a more restrictive view, I think using the exact melody should be fine.
7. Avi Wollman
11/16/2011
don't look back, but use everything to take you closer, and that is already UP TO YOU. nothing is for waste. everything was for good IF you allow it to be a stepping stone to Hashem.
8. Avi Wollman
11/16/2011
what to do wtith the past. don't look back, but use everything to take you closer, and that is already UP TO YOU. nothing is for waste. everything was for good IF you allow it to be a stepping stone to Hashem.
9. yehudit levy
11/10/2011
fantastic, simply brilliant This is such a great article. You should provide a service for baalei teshuva looking to replace their music with holier content yet the same sound…. there are so many artists to wade through, so many opinions, it's sometimes so difficult to match the sound with the soul. Yesher Koach on your musical spiritual journey.
10. yehudit levy
11/10/2011
This is such a great article. You should provide a service for baalei teshuva looking to replace their music with holier content yet the same sound…. there are so many artists to wade through, so many opinions, it's sometimes so difficult to match the sound with the soul. Yesher Koach on your musical spiritual journey.
6/16/2013
to the music of shivi keller.
6/16/2013
everyone should listen to the music of shivi keller.
11/27/2011
hi howard from one classic rock bt to another , I've taken to writing and warbling songs with a Jewish theme .Check me out, Rav Brody knows me well .
11/27/2011
kosher singer songwriter hi howard from one classic rock bt to another , I've taken to writing and warbling songs with a Jewish theme .Check me out, Rav Brody knows me well .
11/17/2011
non-religious melodies OK? Thank you for the wonderful article. The thing I wonder is, are religious songs, sung by frum singers, OK even if they are using the exact same melody as secular songs. Here is a quote from Likutei Moharan (which I got from Likutei Eitzot): A holy melody gives strength to the forces of holiness. But the music of the Sitra Achra, the Other Side, damages these forces and lengthens the exile. It makes people stumble and traps them like birds in a snare. Be very careful never to listen to this kind of music at all. The musicians and singers who produce it have no religious intentions whatsoever. On the contrary, they only want to make money or become famous. Listening to this kind of music can seriously weaken your devotion to God. But the melodies played by a truly religious, God-fearing musician can be very inspiring. They can strengthen your devotion immensely (Likutey Moharan I, 3). Here, Rebbe Nachman mentions the melodies "played by" a truly religious musician are good. So this suggests that even if the melody was not invented by the musician, what is important is that the melody is *played by* the religious musician. This seems to be how Breslev Israel holds: if you listen to Breslev Radio, it's clear that at least some of the songs they play use melodies from secular music. Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh has written of a certain process through which a type of secular music is rectified or elevated, changing it slightly to make it acceptable. But maybe it is not necessary to change the actual melody — perhaps changing the words is enough. Unless we have a really good reason to take a more restrictive view, I think using the exact melody should be fine.
11/17/2011
Thank you for the wonderful article. The thing I wonder is, are religious songs, sung by frum singers, OK even if they are using the exact same melody as secular songs. Here is a quote from Likutei Moharan (which I got from Likutei Eitzot): A holy melody gives strength to the forces of holiness. But the music of the Sitra Achra, the Other Side, damages these forces and lengthens the exile. It makes people stumble and traps them like birds in a snare. Be very careful never to listen to this kind of music at all. The musicians and singers who produce it have no religious intentions whatsoever. On the contrary, they only want to make money or become famous. Listening to this kind of music can seriously weaken your devotion to God. But the melodies played by a truly religious, God-fearing musician can be very inspiring. They can strengthen your devotion immensely (Likutey Moharan I, 3). Here, Rebbe Nachman mentions the melodies "played by" a truly religious musician are good. So this suggests that even if the melody was not invented by the musician, what is important is that the melody is *played by* the religious musician. This seems to be how Breslev Israel holds: if you listen to Breslev Radio, it's clear that at least some of the songs they play use melodies from secular music. Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh has written of a certain process through which a type of secular music is rectified or elevated, changing it slightly to make it acceptable. But maybe it is not necessary to change the actual melody — perhaps changing the words is enough. Unless we have a really good reason to take a more restrictive view, I think using the exact melody should be fine.
11/16/2011
don't look back, but use everything to take you closer, and that is already UP TO YOU. nothing is for waste. everything was for good IF you allow it to be a stepping stone to Hashem.
11/16/2011
what to do wtith the past. don't look back, but use everything to take you closer, and that is already UP TO YOU. nothing is for waste. everything was for good IF you allow it to be a stepping stone to Hashem.
11/10/2011
fantastic, simply brilliant This is such a great article. You should provide a service for baalei teshuva looking to replace their music with holier content yet the same sound…. there are so many artists to wade through, so many opinions, it's sometimes so difficult to match the sound with the soul. Yesher Koach on your musical spiritual journey.
11/10/2011
This is such a great article. You should provide a service for baalei teshuva looking to replace their music with holier content yet the same sound…. there are so many artists to wade through, so many opinions, it's sometimes so difficult to match the sound with the soul. Yesher Koach on your musical spiritual journey.