[Avodah] Halachic Analysis of the "Carlebach Minyan"

[AES]

http://www.jewishideas.org/print/304

The article (written by a member of a local LWMO shul) deals with the
following five questions relating to "Carlebach Minyanim":

1) Should we associate the name of Rabbi Carlebach with these types of
prayer services as a tribute to his contribution to Jewish prayer, or
choose another name?

2) Is it permissible to modify the liturgical music of a community or
synagogue?

3) If permissible, may we draw inspiration from non-Jewish sources?
And if so, from which ones?

4) Is it permissible to lengthen the time of prayer services?  And if
so, by how much?

5) May music dominate the words of the tefillot, allowing distortion
and repetition?

KT,
Aryeh