tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432628770345975458.post6813184494104033590..comments2022-03-25T22:59:05.027-04:00Comments on THE GRAND CONVERSATION: Voice and Choice: Empowering Students in TefillahSAR High Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201029117128459558noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432628770345975458.post-8943764719363092712019-01-06T11:31:38.296-05:002019-01-06T11:31:38.296-05:00This is wonderful. The problem we've seen is t...This is wonderful. The problem we've seen is that it creates an expectation that tefillah will always be "meaningful" in some transcendental way. Perhaps for some it is, but I don't find that, and gone is the sense of obligation underpinning tefillah: it if's not meaningful, it's just not tefillah, and need not be done. So in most neighborhoods, at home, and other environments, this laudable approach may have some very negative effects on the students' sense of hiyyuv in tefillah. Any thoughts on how to balance those?Aaron Kollerhttps://yeshiva.academia.edu/Kollernoreply@blogger.com