Daniel Asia's music is deeply rooted in his Jewish identity. A significant portion of Asia's work uses Psalms and poetry of Jewish-American writer, Paul Pines, and Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai. His Fifth Symphony, for instance, is based on the poetry of Pines and Amichai, as well as Psalms. Another work, "Breath in a Ram's Horn," directly references the shofar, a central symbol of the Jewish High Holy Days. Why (?) Jacob, one of Asia’s most well-known pieces, is another example of this, as it serves as a powerful elegy for a childhood friend, Jacob Rayman, killed in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Asia believes that both classical music and Judaism share a common goal: to connect people to a transcendent dimension. He has spoken extensively about how he sees music as an "architecture of time" that creates sacred moments, much like Jewish ritual, prayer, and the Sabbath. This fusion of his personal faith with his artistic expression results in a body of work that is not only a personal exploration of his Jewish heritage, but also an attempt to bridge the spiritual and the secular, seeking a universal truth through a distinctly Jewish lens.