tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post5060538693617542593..comments2023-10-30T03:40:33.650-04:00Comments on Tenement Museum Blog: Meet the Neighbors: Angel Orensanz CenterTenement Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979771778273094100noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-29500805692214440502011-08-04T11:11:11.939-04:002011-08-04T11:11:11.939-04:00Wow that was amazing, I really enjoyed reading thi...Wow that was amazing, I really enjoyed reading this article. I look forward to reading more and of course learning more from you.Pathttp://www.makemoneymoney1.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-14907122280070869772011-08-03T10:27:41.824-04:002011-08-03T10:27:41.824-04:00Becca, thanks so much for your thoughtful comment....Becca, thanks so much for your thoughtful comment. Any negative connotations were unintended. Our apologies.The Lower East Side Tenement Museumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-72770975822163213342011-08-02T22:14:09.996-04:002011-08-02T22:14:09.996-04:00I love this space and went to a beautiful wedding ...I love this space and went to a beautiful wedding there. However, I resent the tone and implication that returning to traditional Judaism was part of the downfall of the synagogue. Facing East during prayer is traditional in Judaism, as are the separation of men and women during prayer, not using musical instruments on the Sabbath, and praying in Hebrew. <br /><br />It's perfectly acceptable in my mind to be Reform, Conservative, Orthodox or any other stripe (I don't really consider myself as belonging to any denomination), so to say that the synagogue becoming Orthodox is part of the time when it "suffered," is an unfortunate choice. I wonder if any other religion's house of worship returning to traditional practice, including using its ancient language, would be seen in a negative light.Beccahttp://magicjewball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-10892929257511014212011-08-02T14:11:31.113-04:002011-08-02T14:11:31.113-04:00I love the work of restoration that you do and poi...I love the work of restoration that you do and point to. It is a sad commentary on the blindness of contemporary architecture and culture that jewels like this one are casually destroyed in order to throw up ugly glass and cement towers. Thank you for this story and for the work you do at the Tenement Museum.CalgarySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302848267740292190noreply@blogger.com