[Avodah] ceremonies in halacha

[Saul Guberman]

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 13:55, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:

>
> Is that ceremony? I think RYBS is talking about things done just for pomp
> and circumstance (to use words that hit on the Y-mi's "laasos pumpei"
> again), IOW actions designed for "touchy feely" reasons that impact on
> an emotional level without invoking intellect or reason. Like thinking
> Shabbos is about white tablecloths and silver candelabras.
>

Would these qualify as pure ceremony?  Marching the sifrie torah around
before Kol Nidrie or holding the torah for various misheberachs & rosh
chodesh bentching.

Saul
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