[Avodah] Thinking Of Editing Shmoneh Esreh? Not So Fast

[Prof. Levine]

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A CONTEMPORARY PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE ASHKENAZIC SHMONEH ESREH AND WHY 
IT IS OUT OF ORDER

Recently, it was reported that a Rabbi from Israel, on a visit to 
America, spoke at a (nusach Ashkenaz) Shul and urged the people there 
to add the word at the end of the of in the . This Rabbi is a lover 
of and presumably he wanted to strengthen the audience's connection 
to our holy land in some way with such a gesture.

Such a proposal can seem nice and innocuous to the masses, and I can 
see people struggling to give a reason why it should be rejected. But 
doing so can open the door to other changes, and who knows where that 
could lead. And where does it end? That alone should suffice to 
reject the idea. Especially since the Shmoneh Esreh is such an 
ancient and central part of our Tefilah.

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