“There are certain types of music, such as rap and reggae, that are disgusting and have no place in our community.” **
Musicians who use rock, rap, reggae and tranceinfluences will not receive rabbinic approval for their CDs, nor willthey be allowed to play in wedding halls under haredi kosher foodsupervision, according to a new, detailed list of guidelines draftedwith rabbinical backing that differentiates between “kosher” and “treif” music.
We might be able to adopt Bach or Beethoven, music with class, but not goyisheAfrican music and beats.
We haredim want to protect ourselves from whatwe see as negative foreign influences. We are trying to maintain ourown authentic music styles.
This is the first time that specific, detailedcriteria, including comments on playing styles, will be used to addtransparency to the delineation between acceptable or “kosher” Jewishmusic and forbidden or “treif” music.
**European Americans United takes no issue with any religious group, whether they be Muslim or Jewish, who wish to maintain their cultural or religious integrity by any means they see fit. The problem here is the blatant hypocrisy in the media and among certain “watchdog” groups that specifically target “white” religious and advocacy groups with public excoriation for wishing to do the same thing.