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Liturgy & Ritual

  • The Destructionist Synagogues

    In Liturgy & Ritual

    .......The Ceremonial Hall, the Nostalgia Center And the Davening Club - In his exiting book, "On Being a Jew," Professor James Kugel warns his readers about three kinds of synagogues that have done great damage to Jewish life. He calls them the "Ceremonial Hall Synagogues," the "Nostalgia Centers" and the "Davening Clubs." (1)

  • Finding One’s Neshomeh

    In Jewish Thought and Philosophy and Liturgy & Ritual

    We suggested in a previous essay that Israeli leaders, academicians and the Israeli public should find their way back to the synagogue and re-discover their neshomehs. But this is easier said than done. Many have entered and left without sensing any spiritual significance. In fact, many have entered and have been discouraged.