1.0Virtual Talmudhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmudRabbi Susan Grossmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/author/sgrossmanFinding the "High" In the High Holidays - Virtual Talmudrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5EkccbkmoI"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/09/finding-high-in-high-holidays.html">Finding the “High” In the High Holidays</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/09/finding-high-in-high-holidays.html/embed#?secret=5EkccbkmoI" width="600" height="338" title="“Finding the “High” In the High Holidays” — Virtual Talmud" data-secret="5EkccbkmoI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Rabbi Waxman rightly points out some of the cognitive dissonance we confront in the High Holiday liturgy that makes it hard to get the most from services. Largely written in the Middle Ages for a population who viscerally understood their vulnerability and dependence upon the whims of a powerful lord or sovereign, the liturgy speaks…