[Avodah] Using Non-Jewish Tunes For Mussaf of Rosh Hashanah?

[Rafi Hecht]

By the way, speaking of non-Jewish music and Kol Nidrei, ever wonder where
the tune comes from? You guesses it - Classical music! Beethoven's "Adagio
Quasi Un Poco Andante - Beethoven Op. 131. 14/6 C#," in fact!

I attached a Youtube clip of the original tune. You be the judge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igpkShlRJa8

Best Regards,

Rafi Hecht
rhecht at gmail.com
416-276-6925
www.rafihecht.com
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On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Rafi Hecht <rhecht at gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess this means no Darth Vader theme music for Kol Nidrei since C-3PO
> looks like a golden idol! (Star Wars fan, anyone?)
>
> This is how the tune would go ... Hashem is judging us!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rafi Hecht
> rhecht at gmail.com
> 416-276-6925
> www.rafihecht.com
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> Never Trust a Computer You Can't Throw Out a Window - Steve Wozniak
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Prof. Levine <llevine at stevens.edu> wrote:
>
>>  From http://revach.net/article.php?id=919
>>
>> The Rema paskens (53:25) that a chazzan that sings non-Jewish tunes should
>> be warned to stop and removed if he doesn't do so.  The Mogen Avrohom says
>> this doesn't mean in his free time, but rather that he uses these tunes as
>> part of his davening.
>>
>> The Bach says that this only applies to songs that were composed
>> specifically for service of Avoda Zara or songs that have words that
>> everyone knows.  When people hear these songs it will conjure up the exact
>> opposite images that we should have in our head during Tefila.
>>
>> However goyish tunes without any words or words that are unknown to most
>> people are permissible to be used in davening as has been the minhag by many
>> Gedolei Yisroel.  (Piskei Teshuvos 53:27)
>>
>>
>
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