«Guest post by R. Yonatan Kaganoff
Rabbi Yonatan Kaganoff served for many years as a Rabbinic Coordinator in the OU's Kashruth Division and was the founding Online Editor of the journal Tradition. He has semikhah from RIETS, studied Jewish philosophy at the Bernard Revel Graduate School, and serves on the Board of Advisors of K'hal Adath Jeshurun in Washington Heights.*****
The Post-Yeshiva Synagogue
Introduction
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While every synagogue has its own unique internal dynamic and features, I would like to propose four distinctive characteristics for the post-Yeshiva synagogue. I further suggest that these characteristics represent an attempt to redefine their synagogue as a Bais Ha-Medrash; a house of study, and its member and participants, therefore, as people who are associated with a Bais Ha-Medrash rather than a synagogue; a house of worship.
These four characteristics are:
The use of chairs and tables instead of benches or stadium seating.
The Rabbi's speech is moved from before Mussaf to before Kerias ha-Torah.
Kiddush is not recited on Friday night.
The elimination of Anim Zemiros from services on Shabbat morning.»
The Post-Yeshiva Synagogue - Torah Musings - Jewish Ideas Daily
Best Regards,
RRW
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