Our sages teach us to pray in a language we understand. The original Reform service was in the vernacular, but over the years it has incorporated more & more Hebrew, even when many congregants do not understand the words they are praying.
In this service, we will use mainly the English portions of “Mishkan T’Filah,” the Reform prayer book. Torah and Haftarah will also be read in English. Afterward, there will be time to discuss the experience of a service conducted in English. Seating will be mixed gender, and both men and women will lead.
