Tag: Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman

  • I know something about liturgical authenticity. It doesn’t exist.

    Conservatives frequently use the word “authentic” to chide liberals for playing fast and free with “the real thing.” Using “authentic” that way is not, well, not “authentic.” It’s not the way “authentic” is authentically used. By all means, let the Church do due diligence in debating what it wishes to pray, but not under the…