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Fundamentally, I don't disagree with Rabbi Burkeman. Slick, glitzy, highly produced holy day productions seem contrary to Jewish values. Yet isn't excellence a Jewish value? There's a lot of gray between produced and excellent. For me, poorly produced worship services these last months is antithetical to the idea that worship is an invitation for our community to be in dialogue with God. No, I don't think God cares about production values, but I do!
Producing our High Holy Days: The Four Questions
ejewishphilanthropy.com
By Rabbi Danny Burkeman Over the last few months there have been certain Facebook posts that I have found triggering. I see the post and have an immediate visceral reaction. I am sure that many of …Read the 4 rants!
Are You Missing Your Synagogue Enough?
blogs.timesofisrael.com
From the blog of Arnold D. Samlan at The Times of Israel"But the point is that Orthodox groups have long known that formal synagogue structures and even professional leadership are not critical components for communal worship."
Regular visitors will recognize my criticism (nearly a mantra) of liberal Judaism's focus on buildings over communities. Amkraut's article points out that again, this is biting us in the tuchus. Stay tuned... we'll see how things play out!
ejewishphilanthropy.com
By Brian D. Amkraut In the world of education, whether at research universities or local elementary schools, all eyes turn to how we can bring students back to school, live and in person, navigatin…Just when I thought the HH's 2021 couldn't get any weirder... #highholydays #highholidays
Synagogue awards for creative worship on the High Holy Days
religionnews.com
These synagogues are doing unbelievable things for the High Holy Days. Like, really, unbelievable.I have to admit I read this story thinking I might post it to make fun of it. What do "lifestyle luminaries" know about praying? Turns out more than I thought!
7 Jewish lifestyle luminaries advise: How to set up your space for praying, hosting
forward.com
We asked interior designers, entertaining experts and a very hip rabbi what you should do before services commence.