tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post1807628950711352138..comments2024-03-25T09:43:27.402-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: Great editorial on Reform movement's new prayer bookChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-77515533679766630732007-11-05T17:07:00.000-05:002007-11-05T17:07:00.000-05:00If I understand myself...I agree, too!If I understand myself...I agree, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-31898316107897904162007-11-05T15:55:00.000-05:002007-11-05T15:55:00.000-05:00Bob, if I understand you correctly... I agree!Bob, if I understand you correctly... I agree!eLamdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421138991513814819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-12758085651544548042007-11-05T11:39:00.000-05:002007-11-05T11:39:00.000-05:00If you'll indulge me once more, I'll try to pull m...If you'll indulge me once more, I'll try to pull my thoughts together better:<BR/><BR/>The author is uncomfortable with the idea of each to his or her own siddur, but does not take that thought to its proper conclusion.<BR/><BR/>He should really be uncomfortable with the very idea of a Reform prayer book.<BR/><BR/>Their change in format from the relatively recent "Gates of Prayer" to the latest "Mishkan T'filah" reduces the number of options available to the user without taking the bold and necessary step of re-adopting the traditional Jewish siddur (any standard nusach). The goal should be nothing other than to reconnect Reform Jews with Judaism, not to leave them out in space doing their own collective thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-68260794594519187032007-11-05T09:00:00.000-05:002007-11-05T09:00:00.000-05:00By "the previous Reform prayer book", I meant the ...By "the previous Reform prayer book", I meant the one he grew up with, as opposed to Gates of Prayer or Mishkan Tfilah.<BR/><BR/>When he said "We justified the hours spent mastering the prayerbook..." toward the end of his article, he was not referring to a real suddur, but to "Reform Classic".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-62352473090278346332007-11-05T08:52:00.000-05:002007-11-05T08:52:00.000-05:00FYI, this was not an editorial of the Journal; it ...FYI, this was not an editorial of the Journal; it was an op-ed expressing one man's opinion.<BR/><BR/>I would have been more impressed had he advocated the use of a real siddur text, in line with the overall logic of his argument. It appears that he'd be satisfied to keep the previous Reform prayer book instaed of the new Horn & Hardart version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com