Tag: Siddur

In this thought-provoking piece, the author reflects on the disparity between the language of Jewish prayer and the attitudes of the Jewish people.
In this personal essay, the author reflects on the power of prayer in times of distress, drawing inspiration from the experience of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.
A recent article explores the experiences of young queer Jews in prayer spaces and their efforts to find inclusion.
The newly released book "The Rav on Tefillah" features the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Jewish prayer.
Modernity has brought changes to Jewish prayer, impacting the siddur (prayer book).
This essay explores the origin of prayers in the Siddur (Jewish prayer book).
The author explores the origins of the siddur, the Jewish prayer book.
The author recounts his experience with different prayer customs, specifically Nusach Ashkenaz and Nusach Sefard.
This article discusses the debate over how to translate Hebrew poetry, or piyyut, in prayer books.
Brad Eisen, a former sports front-office staffer, is launching the Israel Baseball Academy to provide young Jewish baseball players in North America with an opportunity to try out for Team Israel.
The author, David Zvi Kalman, designed a cigarette box to look like a small prayer book, which he calls a "cigarette siddur," raising questions about the intersection of Jewish art and tradition.
The Passover Seder may seem like a structured and orderly affair, but a closer look at the Haggadah reveals a disorganized structure that demands explanation.
An urban congregation in Chicago is considering purchasing new siddurim due to the worn state of their current ones and the need for a unified prayer book.
In a discussion responding to concerns about ideological alignment in ritual texts used by Modern Orthodox Jews, Yaakov Jaffe deliberates on the preference for choosing non-ideological texts, focusing specifically on the ArtScroll Chumash and Siddur.
Rabbi Jonathan Muskat suggests revising the traditional prayer for the government to focus on invoking blessings upon the country and its citizens rather than its leaders.
The Koren Siddur, a new Hebrew-English prayer book by Koren Publishers edited by Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, competes with the ArtScroll Siddur and offers comprehensive liturgical content.
The text explores the power and relevance of prayer in Judaism, emphasizing the importance of speaking to God in one's own words to feel His presence in daily life.