“The precedent for this is: we always innovate if some aspect of Yahadus becomes meaningless.”
~Dr. S. Leiman on musical selichos
~Dr. S. Leiman on musical selichos
Special thank you to @RabbiJoeShmoe for sharing this with me.
Dr. Leiman is a renowned historian who treasures custom and tradition.
Not every innovation makes sense. I know this. And he certainly knows this.
But to say there is no precedent for any such innovations is simply not the case in Jewish history.
Not every innovation makes sense. I know this. And he certainly knows this.
But to say there is no precedent for any such innovations is simply not the case in Jewish history.
Email was originally in response to Tisha Baav kumzitz but can be applied to musical selichos as well.
Shared with permission.
Shared with permission.
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