Talk:Jewish prayer

message: The section on "quorum" can be reduced, with a distinctive link to Minyan. No need to repeat the exercise over here. JFW | T@lk 17:14, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: You're absolutely right, but I'm quite hesitant to do it, as I feel any attempt on my part to do so would be stirring up a hornet's nest.  Would you be willing to give it a go, and perhaps achieve some compromise on the Minyan page as well? Jayjg 18:00, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Quorum

message: In the section on seating, I'd like to question the need for the following in this article:
:"To avoid sitting in someone's "accustomed spot" (maqom qavua` מקום קבוע), depending on the congregation especially, it is best to call ahead and have someone, probably the gabbai, meet you beforehand."
::I think this advice makes the prospect of visiting a Jewish service totally forbidding to non-Jews and non-orthodox Jews as well. I't's not the practice in orthodox shuls I am familiar with..  --agr 00:50, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. I fixed it.  67.165.96.26 08:12, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a ridiculous concept as far as my POV goes, but it's not entirely unfounded.  The concept is recorded afaik as far back as talmudic times (altho possibly only as far back as shulchan `arukh).  (no, I don't have citation on hand, nor do I care enough to go dig one up.)  TomerTALK 08:01, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Guide on etiquette for visitors

message: "In Conservative and Reform synagogues the dress code is more lax, ranging from dress shirt and slacks to jeans and polo shirts."  I don't know what Cons/Ref services you've been to, but most of the ones I have been to, the cong. dresses quite formally.  There are exceptions to this, of course, at my own shul, in fact, but in general, Cons (at least) synagogues have so many B'nai Mitzvah, etc, that people are always dressed up.  We may also want to note for tourists (since this section is basically a tour guide of a shul) that most synagogues in Israel are about as informal as we are making Cons/Ref shuls out to be.--Mattcarl 08:24, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Tz'niut

message: Would this page be an appropriate place to mention etiquette guidelines for communal meals (such as those typically held after services)?  Specifically, many conservative and most orthodox people wash their hands before eating and it is custom to not talk between the washing of the hands and saying Motzi.  It gets very ackward when someone tries to start a conversation with someone who just came back from washing...
--David.kaplan 23:10, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Meals

message: Urgent: see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Hebrew) to add your opinions about this important matter. Thank you. IZAK 18:02, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hebrew naming conventions 

message: Should I write the hebrew words (chazzan, musaf, etc.) in Hebrew? 
Can you read this-"עברית"
Epl18 10:58, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Go for it.  and yes, the Hebrew shows up just fine.  Tomertalk 08:01, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hebrew transliteration and translated prayers 

message: This is indicative of a problem that I've found in other articles as well. The introduction now reads:
:According to Orthodox interpretations of Jewish law, Jewish men are required to pray three times daily and four times daily on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays (five times on Yom Kippur).
I think this is a bit problematic from all sides of the issue. From the Orthodox point of view, this is not a subjective and idiosynchratic Orthodox interpretation but a matter of unyielding halacha; from a Conservative point of view, the obligation to pray 3/4/5 times a day is not limited to Orthodoxy either, and the requirement is binding upon all men and optional for women. 
I'll probably dive in and edit once I've reflected on this for a while, but I think we have to do our best to avoid partisan delineations in the articles where we can. It should be fairly undisputed that halacha requires that men daven the prescribed number of times a day. Then we can mention that the Conservative position is that women who choose to accept the requirement are also bound by it; and that the Reform movement views this like all other ritual mitzvot to be virtuous but not required. Or something along those lines. --Leifern 14:38, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Very well put - I agree. Good luck with the editing. Zargulon 14:51, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note, Reform does not view any Jewish law as binding, not just the laws regarding prayer. Reform simply does not consider halakha to be obligatory; it was created as a deliberately non-halakhic movement. Jayjg (talk) 17:25, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: But the character of Reform Judaism now is not a reflection of that at its inception, in this regard or in many others. I am making a compromise which, from your stated opinion so far, should be acceptable to you.. please let me know if this is not the case and why. Zargulon 17:56, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure what difference your edit made; the Jewish law link just went back to halakha anyway.  However, if you'd prefer to call it halakha, so be it. Jayjg (talk) 18:47, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orthodoxy, egalitarianism, etc. 

message: FYI: (1) The central focus of Jewish services on every Shabbat in synagogue as well as on Monday and Thursday mornings at Shacharit services is the Torah reading of that week's Parsha (Torah portion). (2) The template  is at the bottom of the Jewish services article's page, so essentially it's part of the "See also" section which is a legitimate way of connecting related and connected topics on an article. (3) If a reader finds the  to be "too intrusive" then any reader is free to click "Hide" on the top right section of the template's heading which shrinks it to an unobtrusive one liner. Finally, (4) the  is presently diligently updated weekly by User:Dauster early each Sunday so that any readers may learn more about the weekly Parsha. User:Dauster summarizes each week's Parsha and adds some interesting graphics which surely adds life and color to a page that may gain the attention of readers who don't know much about this subject and may want to learn more. Please refer all further comments and discussions to one centralized location at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism#Template: Torah portion Thank you. IZAK 08:44, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  {{tl|Torah portion}} 

message: A long time ago I added some very basic sources to this article. Unfortunately, much more is needed, e.g. the claim that concentration is required for certain parts of the prayers even a posteriori. Could someone have a go at this? I'll try as well. JFW | T@lk 12:36, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: Why is this article entitled jewish services, but we have salah instead of Islamic services?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.172.63.8 (talk) 02:43, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Title

message: I have read this article and see that most of the spellings in this article are spelled in the Sephardic minhag. So my question is should we use the Sephardi or Ashkenazi minhag when spelling Hebrew words? Sephardic: Tallit Ashkenazi: Tallis and other words... XavierAJones (talk) 01:15, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ashkenazi or Sephardi spellings? 

message: I was looking for information about the Tefellin, and was surprised not to see it in the Attire section of this article. Does any other attire merit a mention? Thanks! Srain (talk) 20:51, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a paragraph on them to that section. Jayjg (talk) 02:36, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attire Section: Tefillin 

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message: There is a need for a section of this article to address the liturgy of the Karaite Jews, which is similiar in content and structure to the Rabinnical liturgy, but contains so,e important differences.  I myself have Karaite siddurim but I would prefer it if an expert on the subject were to deal with it.   For,that matter, it might be nice to have some commentary on the liturgical practices of the more obscure branches of Judaism, such as the Bene Israel of India and the Beta Israel of Ethiopia.  
For that matter, although the Samaritans are not Jews, they are ethnically related and follow the Torah, and their liturgical practices, contained in a book called the Defter, are also potentially worthy of mention.  However, if that's a bridge too far, I would be content with just a section on Karaite prayer.
Wgw2024 (talk) 15:12, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Karaite Prayers 

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message: Prayer in Haymanot is not addressed. Karaite Judaism is mentioned only briefly with regards to tefillin, but Karaite prayer traditions are not explained.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.77.179.20 (talk) 13:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing discussion of Haymanot and Karaite Judaism