tagged: etiquette • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

Concerning Intolerance of New Practices in Jewish Prayer, by Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1989)

Contributor(s):

Gabbai Seth Fishman (translation) and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Categories:

Liturgical traditions

Tags:

Renewal, 20th century C.E., pluralism, North America, tolerance of difference, 58th century A.M., etiquette

It is the responsibility of leadership in every generation to remove stumbling blocks from paths provided for seekers of Hashem. The needs of the faith community have dramatically changed. In our generation, many of the paths to Heaven that used to work very well in the past, don’t work any more. Why is that? For several reasons: . . .

“Know Before Whom Thou Standest,” a poem on the inscription above the Aron haḲodesh by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, Charleston, ca. 1840)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Penina Moïse

Categories:

Entering Sacred Spaces

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19th century C.E., דע לפני מי אתה עומד Know Before Whom You Stand, 57th century A.M., Synagogues, etiquette, exhortation

“On the Following Inscription Fronting the New Synagogue: ‘Know Before Whom Thou Standest'” was published in Secular and Religious Works of Penina Moïse, With Brief Sketch of Her Life (Council of Jewish Women, Charleston Section, 1911), pp. 275-276. . . .