RELIGIOUS PLURALISM

Almost none of the Conservative synagogues have introduced changes in the siddur to eliminate prayers denigrating other religions, prayers of vengeance, prayers for the coming of a human Messiah, prayers in which God allegedly withholds rain from nations not observing His commandments, prayers calli...

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Published inThe Jerusalem post
Main Author Whartman, Eliezer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 11.02.1994
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Summary:Almost none of the Conservative synagogues have introduced changes in the siddur to eliminate prayers denigrating other religions, prayers of vengeance, prayers for the coming of a human Messiah, prayers in which God allegedly withholds rain from nations not observing His commandments, prayers calling for the restoration of dead bodies, prayers describing God in anthropomorphic terms, and prayers asserting that because of its sins, the Jewish people cannot reestablish a Jewish state in Eretz Yisrael. Worse, some synagogues even prohibit discussion about these offensive, hopelessly outmoded prayers.