tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609179833717239941.post9087833298609614760..comments2012-03-28T14:17:45.038-04:00Comments on Tussling with T'fillah: Sacred Space(s), Part IIDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224735171699611506noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609179833717239941.post-51038954719133834652010-08-30T16:26:49.421-04:002010-08-30T16:26:49.421-04:00Emily, thank you for the comment. I like the idea ...Emily, thank you for the comment. I like the idea of the illusion.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224735171699611506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609179833717239941.post-89771394850580525132010-08-27T07:25:36.392-04:002010-08-27T07:25:36.392-04:00Interesting thoughts.
R. Eitan likes to talk abou...Interesting thoughts.<br /><br />R. Eitan likes to talk about the importance of keeping the illusions of holy space-- not deconstructing an ארון, not fixing a torah while people are milling about-- because it ruins the grandeur. The same way that it would be disappointing if you saw the stage crew start to take down the set after a play. They always wait until the entire audience is out. The mishkan itself was always taken apart by only a particular subset of leviim, they were the only ones whose illusion was shattered.<br /><br />So one of the things that I find most peculiar about Hadar is that they seem to revel in their lack of space that is inherently holy. By necessity they rearrange the space entirely as soon as davening is over. And I wonder how detrimental that is to the environment of the davening. On the one hand, we all know it's just chairs and a table in the middle. On the other hand, maybe there would be more awe/respect/quiet during davening if people didn't always see it taken down.EmFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979438212562809862noreply@blogger.com