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http://tinyurl.com/3wrtegd</a><br><br>
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<font size=3>A CONTEMPORARY PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE ASHKENAZIC SHMONEH
ESREH AND WHY IT IS OUT OF ORDER<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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