What are some of the liturgical and theological differences between Gates of Prayer and MT?
By the mid-1980s, with Gates of Prayer only ten years old, it was confronted with gender and cultural complaints. But Reform worship was also in conflict. It is possible that Gates of Prayer was being challenged not just because of its content, but because of problems in the worship culture It used to be argued that a [Movement s] siddur served two primary purposes: It unified Reform congregations in worship and articulated a clear Reform theology. The latter became untrue with the publication of Gates of Prayer and its myriad theologies The integrated theology in Mishkan T filah suggests that it is the blending of different voices that most accurately reflects God. Click here to read the full text of “Entering Mishkan T’filah” by Elyse D. Frishman, reprinted from the CCAR Journal. You will also find insights in the Reform Judaism magazine articles “The Prayer Book of the People,” an interview with Lawrence Hoffman and “The Prayer Books, They are A’Changin” by Elliot Stevens.
