Pop Music with a Sacred Mission from Jewish Independent

Chassidic musicians blend secular with religious, creating fusion genres in their wake.
NICHOLAS PAVLICH

If you have ever been to a Chabad-Lubavitch shul, or any Chassidic synagogue for that matter, you are likely familiar with traditional Chassidic music, based on the niggun, tunes that are sung, primarily around the Kiddush table or at a farbrengen (gathering). You might not know that these wordless melodies were at one time considered popular music, or at least borrowed elements from the popular music of the time.

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