Mahzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur [Hardcover]

Jules Harlow (Editor)

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Hardcover book

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
• ISBN-10: 0874411483
• ISBN-13: 978-0874411485
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite High Holy Days prayerbook, May 23, 1999

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This review is from: Mahzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Hardcover)

This is the official machzor of thr Conservative machzor. It presents the services for both Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kipur together in a single volume. The main body of the text is mostly traditional, and people who went to Orthodox and Conservative synagogues will be familiar with it. However, there are a number of important modifications. In keeping in line with Conservaive theology, references to the Temple and animal sacrifices have been modified: The text recalls the glory of the ancient Temple service, but stresses that in our day it is ethical living, following the will of God, and repentance that bring salvation, not animal sacrifice.

It has less Ashkenazic piyuttim than other machzorim: it is not so huge and encyclopedic like Orthodox works, yet it is much more comprehensive than Reform or Reconstructionist works. A nice touch is that it includes a selection of religious poetry from the Sephardic rite, as well as some nice prayers from some ancient machzorim. There are a number of welcome egalitarian changes as well.