Reply To: Frolicking Selichos Concert

“No but they too faced opposition for their innovations in Judaism trying to appeal to the masses.”

Ubiq: The Reform also faced opposition for their innovations. Rambam faced opposition too.

Facing opposition in and of itself, does not prove anything. Nor does it make it comparable to other random examples of people that faced opposition in Judaism.

“It is quite a stretch to say singing during selichos even with a guitar is “selling out the Torah””

How about a new trend in Yom Kippur, turning it into a kimzuts of singing, acapella, a choir and maybe some dancing.

For the millennials, y’know. The current Yom Kippur service of nightlong and daylong mumbling long prayers doesn’t resonate with them.