[HANASHIR:12855] RE: Mishkan T'fillah

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Well, at least one Reform synagogue in this area happily accepts members who 
profess not to believe in God!

Michael

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> Date: Saturday, 16-Nov-02 08:07 PM
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> From: Joy Newman               \ Internet:    (joyzee (at) hotmail(dot)com)
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> Subject:  [HANASHIR:12835] RE: Mishkan T'fillah
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> I just have a question about this new siddur (or actually...I think it's a 
> question about the old one).  How does a Jewish service exist without G-d?  
> How does that work?  What are the prayers oriented to?  To what does one 
> pray?  I understand that a big part of Judaism is to question, to question 
> one's faith and how the role of G-d is played out in daily life, but the 
> underlying idea behind those questions is that one believes.  Without that 
> basic belief, what is there to question?  If you don't believe at all then 
> there would be no questions because you just wouldn't believe. If you had 
> absolutely no faith, even the slightest bit (ie: belief in G-d), why would 
> you question that which you don't believe exists?  This issue came up at 
the 
> Sunday school where I teach last week, and I just don't understand.  When I 
> saw that there was a service without G-d, I just couldn't help asking how 
> that works!
> 
> Thanks for your information!  I just...conceptially this blows my mind, and 
> I want to understand how and why this service works.
> 
> ~smile always~
> -Joy Newman
> Rochester, NY
> 
> 
> >I personally have loved the Gates of Prayer and except for
> >service #6 ( You know, the one without G-d)
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