Can we all at least agree that listening to “Arba Bavot” does not evoke the same feelings as, l’havdil(?), listening to “Ya’a’lili?” 😉
I think we can assume that there are numerous feelings that might be evoked by Jewish music, and even multiple songs by one musician(Eminem too) may evoke very different emotions.
One can argue, however, that some emotions are traditionally never
expressed in Jewish music, such as anger, even righteous anger.
(Exercise:
1. Read the lyrics to “Jerusalem is Not for Sale” and
ask yourself, “Are these lyrics righteously angry?”
2. Listen to the song, and ask yourself “If I didn’t
speak English, would I think this was an angry song?”
Bonus Q: How well would an aggressive style of music fit the lyrics?)