Comments on: Why don’t we modernise the prayer book?..ask the rabbi https://www.jwire.com.au/why-dont-we-modernise-the-prayer-book-ask-the-rabbi/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Tue, 26 May 2015 09:23:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Liat Nagar https://www.jwire.com.au/why-dont-we-modernise-the-prayer-book-ask-the-rabbi/#comment-147394 Tue, 26 May 2015 09:23:23 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=52827#comment-147394 Rabbi Apple,
Thank you for this kind of discussion. The language of the siddur, and that of the Torah, is rich with beauty. It resonates within when one prays or reads. It should not be modernized any more than it may already have been.

It’s not just a question of understanding literally what the words say, it’s the poetry, or grandeur of suggestion, that makes reception of the words so powerful.

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