tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post7205155938321738340..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: Only Standardized Torah Judaism Can Survive, DIY Judaism Has No FutureBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-73084822950536182742011-09-20T09:08:48.977+03:002011-09-20T09:08:48.977+03:00Shira, yes, traditional prayer unifies. Hadassa, ...Shira, yes, traditional prayer unifies. Hadassa, customs don't include rewriting prayers.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-89127929778592936122011-09-19T21:53:12.867+03:002011-09-19T21:53:12.867+03:00Shalom!
We shouldn't forget that every family,...Shalom!<br />We shouldn't forget that every family, or almost every family, has their own customs that are compatible with Jewish law, even though they may be unique to a particular family. Some people confuse that with the "forget about the rabbi and make your own rituals" mindset.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-73354123122769431022011-09-19T00:26:06.670+03:002011-09-19T00:26:06.670+03:00I'm all for new interpretations of certain asp...I'm all for new interpretations of certain aspects of Judaism, and I'm far from "normal", but having the same prayers and rituals is so important for that sense of belonging we have as Jews when we're in unfamiliar places; when my family made aliyah when I was 11, I couldn't talk to the kids in my class very well, and I couldn't participate in lessons, but I had no problem when it was my turn to lead the morning prayers because they were the same ones I'd been saying daily from the age of four. Now at 31, and trying to increase my levels of observance and faith as I prepare for aliyah again, it's the familiarity and structure of the prayers in my siddur that makes davening such a comfort to me, and if I am ever blessed with the child I've been trying for since I was 20, I hope to make those same words a source of happiness and belonging for him or her, too. Knowing that it's possible to go into any shul and join in with the words no matter how much of a stranger you are to that particular community is vital, to my mind.Shiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-44734937720756691262011-09-18T22:30:00.679+03:002011-09-18T22:30:00.679+03:00all the "same"all the "same"Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-44268205694606312842011-09-18T21:34:59.564+03:002011-09-18T21:34:59.564+03:00That's the shul I DON'T go to!
:)That's the shul I DON'T go to!<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-82292178284219261262011-09-18T20:25:43.939+03:002011-09-18T20:25:43.939+03:00Maoz, thanks, perfect proof.Maoz, thanks, perfect proof.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-19021171095758727092011-09-18T19:35:54.456+03:002011-09-18T19:35:54.456+03:00I was acquainted with an individual from Massachus...I was acquainted with an individual from Massachusetts who served in the China-India-Burma theater during World War II. He told me that, while stationed in Burma, he managed to find the local Jewish community. And, while he could not converse with them in their every-day language, he was able to go to their beit knesset and participate fully in the prayers. They were Burmese-speakers [I suppose], and he was a Bostonian, but they all prayed in Hebrew from essentially the same siddur.MAOZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-76838544961246345422011-09-18T09:24:38.072+03:002011-09-18T09:24:38.072+03:00thanks, Shy, always appreciate your inputthanks, Shy, always appreciate your inputBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-89312540494275927122011-09-18T08:59:40.840+03:002011-09-18T08:59:40.840+03:00Noah, you're in your own self-made world, wher...Noah, you're in your own self-made world, where you imagine Judaism is what <b><i>YOU</i></b> want it to be.<br /><br />I read the comments dialog between you and JIDF. He's mostly responded to you but if you're really interested in testing your claims out, you should visit a serious Jewish halachic and philosophic authority to argue and counter-argue.<br /><br />Behatzlachah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-18560185165614231272011-09-17T22:25:54.833+03:002011-09-17T22:25:54.833+03:00NDS, you make no sense.NDS, you make no sense.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-4202329992056158322011-09-17T21:14:23.861+03:002011-09-17T21:14:23.861+03:00The presence of G-d was not in the second temple. ...The presence of G-d was not in the second temple. They were as alone as we are now, and yet they continued with the silly rituals. I'm not saying this was why the temple was destroyed, but if I were G-d and I saw Jews performing what I asked them to do for the ark on a silly room with a lot of gold all over the place, I would want to destroy the 2nd temple as well. http://www.thejidf.org/2011/09/glenn-beck-and-christian-zionst-agenda.html#IDComment193960699Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14461845241440406879noreply@blogger.com