A Halachik Conversation about Secular Music

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Date:
January 11 2023
Length:
36min 20s
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Venue: Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ) Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ)

Halacha:
Music 
Machshava:
Modern Orthodoxy,  Music 
Parsha:
Shemot 

Collections: Shifra and Puah

References: Chagiga: 15B ,  Sotah: 48A  

Description

This shiur discusses whether or not the Halacha allows one to listen to secular music. In addition to the classical mekoros, the views of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, Rav Schachter, and Rav Mayer Twersky are discussed.

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    1. Title: Secular music halacha
      Author: S Dautsch
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      I want to ask if you can clarify the term "secular" music, and how music becomes "jewish music". I wonder if the so called jewish music can be classified by the religios observance level of rhe singer? It doesn't really match up since rap is clearly treif, yet you can have a shtreimel singing.

    2. Title: Secular music halacha
      Author: S Dautsch
      Reply

      I want to ask if you can clarify the term "secular" music, and how music becomes "jewish music". I wonder if the so called jewish music can be classified by the religios observance level of rhe singer? It doesn't really match up since rap is clearly treif, yet you can have a shtreimel singing.

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