No, I can understand this. I watched a few and found myself tapping my foot along with the singing and guitars and then thought "This is Selichos. This is supposed to be serious. We're standing before God and asking him for forgiveness for our sins and we're dancing happily while doing it?"
We’re the cohanim and levites not serious when they played their instruments in the Holy Temple, The Bais Hamikdosh. They played their musical instruments during Temple prayers and rituals. Why can’t we use musical instruments in our time as was used in centuries past? Ignorance abounds in the world of chareidism.
“And there were chambers under the Court of Israel, which opened to the Court of the Women, where the Levites played upon harps and lyres and the cymbals and all instruments of music”. At the Simchat Beit Hashoeva (the rejoicing of the Water Ceremony) that took place on the holiday nights, they played loudly.”
If only he would have wifi and could glean some thoughtful insight from blogs like this
ReplyDeleteNo, I can understand this. I watched a few and found myself tapping my foot along with the singing and guitars and then thought "This is Selichos. This is supposed to be serious. We're standing before God and asking him for forgiveness for our sins and we're dancing happily while doing it?"
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ReplyDeleteWe’re the cohanim and levites not serious when they played their instruments in the Holy Temple, The Bais Hamikdosh. They played their musical instruments during Temple prayers and rituals. Why can’t we use musical instruments in our time as was used in centuries past? Ignorance abounds in the world of chareidism.
“And there were chambers under the Court of Israel, which opened to the Court of the Women, where the Levites played upon harps and lyres and the cymbals and all instruments of music”. At the Simchat Beit Hashoeva (the rejoicing of the Water Ceremony) that took place on the holiday nights, they played loudly.”
https://www.ritmeyer.com/2020/10/05/new-discovery-on-the-temple-mount-in-jerusalem-gate-in-the-eastern-wall-of-the-dome-of-the-rock-plaza/