Major Debates of the Denominations - Class #1 - "The Organ in the Hamburg Temple 1818"

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In this class, we explore some of the early innovations of the Reform Movement in the early 1800's and the Orthodox response to them. We will read sections from Eliezer Lieberman's Or Nogah (Halakhic Defense of the Reforms of the Hamburg Temple) and Eleh Divrei Habrit (The Traditionalists strong response to the reforms). This class will focus on the issue of the use of an Organ in the Shul.