This not only minimises the risk of theological nonsense being spoken, but is a remarkably powerful and profound form of group meditation or worship. One can, of course, be awed by the spiritual silence of the desert or of a rain forest, but we Jews are a highly urban and verbal lot. It is good to know that Reform Jews are now in such close musical touch with the divine. I wish the orthodox could also keep our great old traditions alive. Instead they wander around in dark and graceless clothes, like old worn-out heavy metal fans, looking glum.
Sensitive seculars are also way overdue with their particular homework assignment.