Many wonder, is nothing sacred anymore? Selichos, for centuries klal yisrael approached it with fear and trepidation as the preparation for the yemei hadin, unfortunately it has now turned into full blown concerts and kumzits style events. The Piyut says זוחלים ורועדים we tremble and shiver as we beg Hashem to forgive us. Instead we see live broadcasts and videos of these new selichos concerts each one crazier than the next. You wont see a clip of how selichos is said in a regular normal shul the way it always was.
Some argue these concerts is the only way people feel they can connect and feel close to hashem as it says לשמוע אל הרינה ואל התפילה. It wasn't until the emergence of the Carlebach style selichos that this phenomenon took off. In previous generations shuls had chazonim who would lead the service but it was not in the form of a musical happy concert. It was a soul stirring prayer in a serious atmosphere. Maybe this is what the generation needs otherwise people wont come to shul or get inspired but its definitely not the norm.
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Some argue these concerts is the only way people feel they can connect and feel close to hashem as it says לשמוע אל הרינה ואל התפילה. It wasn't until the emergence of the Carlebach style selichos that this phenomenon took off. In previous generations shuls had chazonim who would lead the service but it was not in the form of a musical happy concert. It was a soul stirring prayer in a serious atmosphere. Maybe this is what the generation needs otherwise people wont come to shul or get inspired but its definitely not the norm.
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