tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826351389830696159.post5113493248513291307..comments2023-09-10T10:28:51.307-04:00Comments on Rabbi Young's Blog: Erev Rosh Hashanah 5771: 400 Years of Reform JudaismRabbi Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12669649030493600276noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826351389830696159.post-32774436265300931272011-10-22T13:25:00.816-04:002011-10-22T13:25:00.816-04:00don't have to agree with every jot and tittle ...don't have to agree with every jot and tittle to find it inspiring... thanks for posting! will subscribe... todahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826351389830696159.post-81399381727299992802011-10-22T13:24:39.006-04:002011-10-22T13:24:39.006-04:00don't have to agree with every jot and tittle ...don't have to agree with every jot and tittle to find it inspiring... thanks for posting! will subscribe... todahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826351389830696159.post-66799659688104040672010-09-21T03:17:38.273-04:002010-09-21T03:17:38.273-04:00With all due respect, it seems that you have a poo...With all due respect, it seems that you have a poor understanding of what Classical Reform was (and is). While it is true that the Services were much less participatory and much more "contemplative" in nature that Modern Reform Services, I would say that Classical Reform Jews "back in the day" were MORE religious, and LESS cultural than today's Reform Jews. If anything, Classical Reform insisted on actual theistic belief more than we do today in the Movement, and rejected "traditional" Jewish cultural practices in favor of assimilation. Today's Reform Jews, by contrast, are far more likely to have non-traditional conceptualizations of God, and far more likely to be "cultural" Jews. You seem to be a little mixed up on that. Also, I did not appreciate the way you phrased your description of Classical Reform Jews sitting in the Temple "admiring the architecture", and I REALLY did not appreciate your comparing CR services to a concert. The music is for contemplation, and I assure you that the experience is quite religious and beautiful--certainly more profound that attending a concert. These "hymns" you describe are not played by the organist for the people to listen to, they're SUNG by the choir and congregation. That sounds like participatory worship to me. I am very much disturbed at how ignorant modern Reform clergy can be as to the nature of Classical Reform.classicalreformharpsichordistnoreply@blogger.com