Prayer, not liturgy?
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 09:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lethargic_manA criticism that has been levelled against Jewish prayer is that the prayer book tells you when you pray and what, down to the last word, to say; it doesn't leave much room for spontaneous personal expression of either praise or petition to God.
The response that's generally given is that the liturgy of the prayer book is separate from any personal prayers, or supplications (תַּחֲנוּנִים) as they are termed, that you may choose to make at any time.
But do people really choose to make personal prayers on top of all that prescribed prayer? I have no idea, and I would be interested to hear what you my readers do.
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The response that's generally given is that the liturgy of the prayer book is separate from any personal prayers, or supplications (תַּחֲנוּנִים) as they are termed, that you may choose to make at any time.
But do people really choose to make personal prayers on top of all that prescribed prayer? I have no idea, and I would be interested to hear what you my readers do.
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