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Dorshei Derekh is a Jewish prayer group ("minyan") at (Germantown Jewish Centre ) in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. Its name is Hebrew for "Seekers of a Way." The minyan is an affiliate of the (Jewish Reconstructionist Movement ). ==Early history== The genesis of Dorshei Derekh goes back to the Germantown Minyan, started in 1974 by Rachel Falkove, Michael Masch, and others. Shortly after its first meeting it moved to (Germantown Jewish Centre ) (which is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism). Dorshei Derekh's participatory, lay-led services, largely in Hebrew and including Torah discussions involving personal reflections, were part of a national trend of havurot and minyanim as alternatives to formal synagogue services. The minyan grew and attracted new residents to Mt. Airy. Within a few years, the minyan had up to 100 participants and divided into several minyanim, one of which was more traditional and one more flexible.〔Chava Weissler, "Worship in the Havura Movement" from "Making Davvening Meaningful: Worship in the Havurah Movement," YIVO Annual 1990, based on her dissertation research, ca.1978-79. The article is reprinted in ''The Life of Judaism'' ed. Harvey E. Goldberg, University of California Press, 2001. Also see, Sidney H. Schwarz, "Changing Styles of Synagogue Life" in ''Philadelphia Jewish Life: 1940-1985'' ed. Murray Friedman, (Seth Press, 1986; second ed. 2003, Temple University Press)〕 After various changes and reorganizations, these two descendants of the Germantown Minyan formed minyanim that continue today. The more traditional group, dubbed the “206 Minyan” after the room in which it davvened (prayed), changed rooms and renamed itself Minyan Masorti. The other group, more open to liturgical creativity, met biweekly. Some new members allied themselves with that minyan, and the combined group began meeting in the fall of 1986, settling on the name Dorshei Derekh. This choice was clearly influenced by the Jerusalem congregation (Mevakshei Derech ), a Reconstructionist-influenced community that was then independent (more recently affiliated with the Progressive/Reform movement).〔Judy Petsonk, ''Taking Judaism Personally: Creating a Meaningful Spiritual Life'' (The Free Press, 1996) includes a number of passages based on her experiences in the Germantown Minyan and Dorshei Derekh from the late 1970s to late 1980s.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dorshei Derekh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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