A nice quote H/T to @jefferygoldberg and
Erica Brown: "Rabbi Nahman: 'If you are not going to be better
tomorrow than today, then what need have you for tomorrow?' Fast. Pray.
Change. Tomorrow."
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Blessings For Not Making Me A .....
One of the most fascinating aspects of tefilla for me is the simultaneous tensions between past and present, tradition and change, structure and passion, and the individual vs. the community. I am reminded of this struggle each morning when I arrive in the siddur at birkot ha'shachar, the morning blessings that begin with a thank you for not making me a non-Jew, a slave, or a woman.
Yehuda Mirsky published last March a brief scholarly review of "The Three Blessings". I encourage you all to read it and share what and why you say what you say in the morning. The history of these blessings are complex and cloudy but I think reflects the agency to which people adopt, adapt or resist change in their tefillot.
Yehuda Mirsky published last March a brief scholarly review of "The Three Blessings". I encourage you all to read it and share what and why you say what you say in the morning. The history of these blessings are complex and cloudy but I think reflects the agency to which people adopt, adapt or resist change in their tefillot.
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