September 2016 • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

בספר חיים (התחדשות יהודית)‏ | B’Sefer Ḥayyim: A Jewish Renewal/Reconstructionist Maḥzor for the Days of Awe (2016)

Contributor(s):

Gershon

Categories:

Maḥzorim for Rosh haShanah, Maḥzorim for Yom haKippurim

Tags:

21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., ecoḥasid, Jewish Renewal, Needing Decompilation, Nusḥaot l'Yahadut Mitkhadeshet

This is a complete* Jewish Renewal/Reconstructionist Machzor for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, primarily influenced by the davennin of Reb Zalman and the Aquarian Minyan. All text in English is gender-neutral. All Hebrew prayers are accompanied by transliteration. Material for Shabbat is at the back of the book. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur prayers are combined (so some pages need to be skipped depending), but there should be a minimum of flipping back and forth. . . .

ודוי חיובית | Positive Vidui, by Rabbi Avi Weiss

Contributor(s):

Avi Weiss

Categories:

Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), Yom Kippur

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acrostic, supplemental vidui, complementary vidui, North America, זמן תשובה Zman teshuvah, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., New York, Alphabetic Acrostic, confession, Open Orthodoxy, וידוי vidui, positive self-recognition

Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez writes, “Rav Avi spoke to us a few times as he was working through [composing] this [vidui] and I am truly moved by it. Let us not only remember and confess our wrong doings, but also what we did right this year.” . . .

תפילת היוצר | A Worker’s Prayer, by Rabbi Stephen Belsky

Contributor(s):

Stephen Belsky

Categories:

Labor, Fulfillment, and Parnasah, International Workers' Day (May 1st), US Labor Day (1st Monday in September)

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Michigan, North America, workers, artisans, crafters, labor, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.

A worker’s prayer by Rabbi Stephen Belsky, dedicated to Noam Ezra ben haRav Moshe z”l. . . .

עשרת ימי תשובה | My Ten Days of Repentance Writing Exercise, by David Wolkin

Contributor(s):

David Wolkin

Categories:

Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), Yom Kippur, Days of Judgement & New Year Days, Self-Reflection

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., חשבון הנפש Ḥeshbon HaNefesh, self-reflection, תשובה teshuvah, Needing Translation (into Hebrew), North America, journaling, writing

David Wolkin writes, “I’ve been pushing this writing exercise for a while now, but I taught a class with it in my home on Sunday and it proved to be powerful and connecting for all of us in the room. If you’re reflecting/repenting this season, you might benefit from this.” . . .

מִי שֶׁעָנָה…הוּא יַעֲנֵֽנוּ | Mi She’anah… Hu Ya’anenu — A Seliḥah for Yom Kippur (egal adaptation by Lisa Exler and Rabbi Julia Andelman, 2004)

Contributor(s):

Rabbi Julia Andelman, Lisa Exler and Unknown Author(s)

Categories:

Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), Yom Kippur

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Avot and Imahot, in the merit of our ancestors, מי שענה Mi She’anah, סליחות seliḥot, עננו anenu, North America, egalitarian, traditional egalitarian, זמן תשובה Zman teshuvah

This egalitarian adaptation of the Me she’Ana seliḥah for the season of Teshuvah was made by Julia Andelman and Lisa Exler in September 2004. . . .

Alternative Supplicatory Blessings for the Weekday Amidah by Rav Yehuda Lev Ashlag

Contributor(s):

Adam Zagoria-Moffet (translation) and Yehuda Ashlag

Categories:

Weekday Amidah

Tags:

weekday amidah, Private Amidah, עמידה amidah, Needing Vocalization, Needing Source Images

This translation of Rabbi Yehuda Lev Ashlag’s Supplicatory blessings for the Amida was originally published by Adam Zagoria-Moffet at his website. Rav Ashlag’s blessings were transcribed and published from an undated manuscript transcribed by Ohr HaSulam: Mercaz Moreshet Bal HaSulam, here. . . .