Comments on: Meryl’s Guide to High Holiday Services http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048 Cutting straight to the point Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:59:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elisson http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21786 Elisson Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:21:43 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21786 Beautiful post, Meryl. Our Men's Club put out a transliterated machzor that contains the entire Hebrew liturgy for all of our High Holiday services, neatly transliterated using easy-to-read English letters. It really makes a difference when you're able to daven in Hebrew, even if you can't read the Hebrew letters. With enough years of <em>shul</em> under my belt, I now understand most of the Hebrew as I read it (but don't ask me to converse in Hebrew!). To me, a regular <em>shul</em>-goer, the best thing about the High Holidays is seeing that other 80% of the congregation that shows up two or three times a year. They don't know what they're missing. May you and yours have a sweet, healthy New Year in 5767. Beautiful post, Meryl.

Our Men’s Club put out a transliterated machzor that contains the entire Hebrew liturgy for all of our High Holiday services, neatly transliterated using easy-to-read English letters. It really makes a difference when you’re able to daven in Hebrew, even if you can’t read the Hebrew letters.

With enough years of shul under my belt, I now understand most of the Hebrew as I read it (but don’t ask me to converse in Hebrew!).

To me, a regular shul-goer, the best thing about the High Holidays is seeing that other 80% of the congregation that shows up two or three times a year. They don’t know what they’re missing.

May you and yours have a sweet, healthy New Year in 5767.

]]> By: Oceanguy http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21779 Oceanguy Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:46:19 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21779 Meryl... I'm printing this out. I know some who would make good use of it. L'shanah Tovah. May your new year be happy and sweet. Meryl… I’m printing this out. I know some who would make good use of it.
L’shanah Tovah. May your new year be happy and sweet.

]]> By: Solid Surfer http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21769 Solid Surfer Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:31:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21769 Shana Tova! Shana Tova!

]]> By: Ben F http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21768 Ben F Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:42:13 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21768 L'Shana Tovah, Meryl. L’Shana Tovah, Meryl.

]]> By: velvel of atlanta http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21756 velvel of atlanta Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:46:51 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21756 and we carry one of the "survivor's guides" with interlineation and reflections so that I can read if the d'var torah is not a great one... and enjoy the apples and honey and we carry one of the “survivor’s guides” with interlineation and reflections so that I can read if the d’var torah is not a great one…
and enjoy the apples and honey

]]> By: Eric J http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21753 Eric J Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:59:03 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21753 Another thing, if you can manage the book-juggling, you can bring your own Siddur to the services, and follow along in both books. My wife has often used the Artscroll linear transliterated Machzor, and I enjoy the extensive commentaries available in the standard Artscrol Machzor. Until the Conservative Movement manages to produce an updated Machzor that's up the the standards of the latest Sim Shalom siddurim, at least. Chag Sameach. Another thing, if you can manage the book-juggling, you can bring your own Siddur to the services, and follow along in both books. My wife has often used the Artscroll linear transliterated Machzor, and I enjoy the extensive commentaries available in the standard Artscrol Machzor.

Until the Conservative Movement manages to produce an updated Machzor that’s up the the standards of the latest Sim Shalom siddurim, at least.

Chag Sameach.

]]> By: chsw http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21751 chsw Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:41:43 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21751 Chag sameach, and a happy, healthy and prosperous year for you and your family. chsw Chag sameach, and a happy, healthy and prosperous year for you and your family.

chsw

]]> By: Chairwoman http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21748 Chairwoman Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:28:29 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21748 Ah Meryl, you absolutely captured the essence of shul. Chag Sameach Ah Meryl, you absolutely captured the essence of shul.

Chag Sameach

]]> By: Rahel http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048/comment-page-1#comment-21746 Rahel Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:21:12 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/09/21/2048#comment-21746 Oh, Meryl, that was beautiful. Thank you. Some synagogues here have begun to hold special evenings where they teach and explain the prayers and songs that will be sung during the High Holy Days so that those who want to learn them before services have the chance to do so. I hope that one day soon I will be able to take you shul-hopping here. Jerusalem has an incredible variety of synagogues of all types, including egalitarian ones. Shana tova u-metuka. Oh, Meryl, that was beautiful. Thank you.

Some synagogues here have begun to hold special evenings where they teach and explain the prayers and songs that will be sung during the High Holy Days so that those who want to learn them before services have the chance to do so.

I hope that one day soon I will be able to take you shul-hopping here. Jerusalem has an incredible variety of synagogues of all types, including egalitarian ones.

Shana tova u-metuka.

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