Blessed art Thou, our God, King of the Universe, who plants eternal life among us . Christian music suppresses the moment in favor of the teleological goal. By contrast, the paragon of Jewish liturgical music is the Cantor standing between God and the congregation, imploring God to bring His presence here and now. In Western classical music, by contrast, the moment has no substance. It is perpetually sacrificed to the goal of tonal motion.
Pop music has no overarching goal, however.
It celebrates the moment, the sensual moment of enjoyment, in sharp contrast to the sanctified time of Judaism. Without the escort of Christian culture, the Christian is far less likely to stay out the eternal journey toward redemption. Indeed, the decision of the Church to embrace rock music substantially lowers the odds of its own institutional survival. Those of us who believe that the survival of Christianity is good for the Jews can only shake our heads in sadness. Jews face a double problem.