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Full Description
The past generation has witnessed a great change in the quality and
presentation of Jewish music due to the adoption of modern popular
styles of music. Numerous articles have been written in the past to
point out that these styles of music are unsuitable for use in Jewish
music, and many Rabbonim and educators have expressed their distress to
hear new types of indecent music being played with words from pesukim,
tefillos or divrei chazal. The effects and influences of modern styles
of music have already been explained fully in the book “The Torah is
not Hefker”.
On Rosh Chodesh Ellul 5767, a meeting was held of Rabbonim and
representatives of Gedolei Hador in Bnei Brak to discuss the effects of
modern music and singers on the public, and a decision was made that
there is now a necessity to require a hechsher on new discs. The same
decision was made at a similar meeting in Yerushalayim in Sivan 5769
and a committee of Rabbonim has now been formed to provide such a
hechsher on discs according to the guidelines that have been made by
music experts to keep the music at a high moral standard, without
compromising on any detail.
This disc, the first of a continuing series, has been made by public
demand to return to authentic styles that stay within the boundaries of
decency and good taste which is a basic requirement in songs with words
from holy sources. Much effort and thought has been given in the
production of this disc to provide high quality arrangements of the
finest Jewish songs and melodies. The instrumentation and vocal
arrangements have been made to suit the words and give honor to
Hashem, which is the real purpose of Jewish music. We hope that these
songs will help the listeners to feel the kedushah of Shabbos, and
request from those who do not yet keep Shabbos to refrain from playing
this disc on Shabbos or Yom Tov.
Ephraim Luft,
Bnei Brak, Kislev 5770.
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