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I went to hear R' Professor Jonathan Magonet talking about the new (UK) Reform siddur.What he said is pretty much what he's written on this site, so you can go and read it in his words and not my rendition of same.
Here are some of the things which impressed me.
( The layout. )( The )piloting in the community( and the ) thoughtful self-assessment, and a ( striking and intelligent )willingness to see the community in its present state( with examples, and finally, this point: )
He said that the existing siddur had a function of giving the movement a point of unification, as previously there hadn't been a proper Reform Movement Siddur. Now the movement has matured and solidified somewhat, the unification can be taken more or less for granted, and the diversity can be accommodated, so the new siddur is to function less as a means of expressing unification and more as a tool which everyone can use, but which can be used in many different ways.
Here are some of the things which impressed me.
( The layout. )( The )piloting in the community( and the ) thoughtful self-assessment, and a ( striking and intelligent )willingness to see the community in its present state( with examples, and finally, this point: )
He said that the existing siddur had a function of giving the movement a point of unification, as previously there hadn't been a proper Reform Movement Siddur. Now the movement has matured and solidified somewhat, the unification can be taken more or less for granted, and the diversity can be accommodated, so the new siddur is to function less as a means of expressing unification and more as a tool which everyone can use, but which can be used in many different ways.