tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143697192802548581.post5565228383324385480..comments2024-02-05T00:22:41.291-08:00Comments on Orthodox Messianic Judaism: Jewish Prayer Made SimpleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143697192802548581.post-33512799884131169182014-02-11T09:57:44.601-08:002014-02-11T09:57:44.601-08:00Yes, it was me. Since a couple of weeks I have to ...Yes, it was me. Since a couple of weeks I have to log in at my Disqus account in order to comment.Aliquantillusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143697192802548581.post-57731543487284958552014-02-10T11:22:32.958-08:002014-02-10T11:22:32.958-08:00Thank you for this. I agree with you that Messiani...Thank you for this. I agree with you that Messianics should recite the traditional prayers, and also that certain sections of the morning blesings, which are incompatible with a One-Law view, should be omitted by them. <br /><br />In my opinion, however, the whole service has to be Yeshua-centered. We should not only take over the prayers which were delivered to us — sometimes from the immemorial past — through Jewish tradition, we should also look forward to the future of the Messianic Kingdom, when Messiah will be openly confessed by the entire Jewish nations and by all those from the other nations that will be deemed worthy of entering it. We should thus make clear in our prayers that we are Messianics and this messianic orientation should not only be formal and outward, by recognizing that we pray in Yeshua's name, but should go into the details and manner of prayer. For example, we should restore the ancient custom of kneeling as appropriate for certain sections of the Shemoneh Esrei. <br /><br />About a couple of years ago I started the ambitious project of composing a Messianic Siddur, and on my website you'll find some small examples of the results. At the moment this project is almost finished qua substance, and I'm now busy with the remaining details and typing all the texts. <br /><br />With your permission I would like to draw your readers' attention to a messianic version of the Minchah prayers, which I have already published. It retains the traditional structure and yet is fully messianic, and it includes the "Our Father" and other specific messianic prayers. I'm open for any well-argued criticism. You'll find the link to the liturgical text at the end of this post: <br /><br /><br />http://messianic613.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/the-afternoon-service-minchah-for-weekdays/Aliquantillusnoreply@blogger.com