February 2019 • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

The text of parashat Vayaqhel, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה | Parashat T’tsavveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10), color-coded according to its narrative layers

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Tzemaḥ Yoreh, Masoretic layer 'P' and Masoretic layer 'H'

Categories:

Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat T'tsavveh

Tags:

redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., Kohanim, תצוה, mythopoesis, Aharon, המשכן the Mishkan, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua

The text of parashat T’tsavveh, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה | Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19), color-coded according to its narrative layers

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Tzemaḥ Yoreh, the Masoretic Text, Masoretic layer 'P' and Masoretic layer 'H'

Categories:

Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Terumah

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פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, תרומה, the menorah, 6th century B.C.E., mythopoesis, 33rd century A.M., המשכן the Mishkan, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle

The text of parashat Terumah, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn on 24 May 2011

Contributor(s):

United States Congressional Record and Jeremy Wiederhorn

Categories:

United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, 112th Congress, 2011 Joplin tornado

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 May 2011. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg on 5 April 2011

Contributor(s):

United States Congressional Record and Efrem Goldberg

Categories:

United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, 112th Congress, תחינות teḥinot

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 5 April 2011. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Joshua Davidson on 16 June 2010

Contributor(s):

United States Congressional Record and Joshua Davidson

Categories:

United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, 111th Congress, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E.

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 16 June 2010. . . .

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא | Parashat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11-34:35), color-coded according to its narrative layers

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Tzemaḥ Yoreh, the Masoretic Text, Masoretic kernel 'E', Masoretic layer 'J', Masoretic layer 'P', Masoretic layer 'H' and Masoretic layer 'B'

Categories:

Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Ki Tissa, Sukkot Readings

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פרשות parashot, שבת shabbat, theophany, mythopoesis, Har Sinai, כי תשא, supplementary hypothesis, המשכן the Mishkan, annual Torah reading cycle, the Camp, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, Betsalel, 31st century A.M., Oholiav, 8th century B.C.E., Sukkot Shabbat Hol haMoed, redaction criticism

The text of parashat Ki Tissa, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

הִנֵּה שָׁם אֶמְצָאֶךָּ | Where We Can Find Yah, a prayer-poem by Eugene Kohn (1945) inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali (Song Offerings, 1912)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, David Frischmann (translation) and Rabindranath Tagore

Categories:

Taḥanun, Purim Qatan, Motsei Shabbat

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Prayers as poems, cosmic religion, is it Sikh or Hassidic?, universalist prayers, אנה אמצאך ana emtsaeka, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M.

“Where We Can Find God,” a prayer-poem inspired by passages appearing in David Frishman’s Hebrew translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali. . . .

בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן בִּקְצָרָה | Birkat HaMazon Biqtsarah :: Abbreviated Blessing after the Meal

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Unknown Author(s)

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Blessings After Eating

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ברכת המזון birkat hamazon, abbreviated alternative formulas, בענטשן bentshn

The formula for the abbreviated Birkat Hamazon, in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

תהלים קמ״א | Psalms 141 by David, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)

Categories:

Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150)

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מזמור Mizmor, Psalms 141

Psalms 141 by David, in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

תהלים ק״נ בלשון לאדינו | Psalms 150 in Ladino (Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit, ca. 1852/3)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Wikisource Contributors (proofreading), Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit (translation) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150), Psukei D'zimrah/Zemirot, Daily Hallel

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Izmir, Ottoman Empire, 57th century A.M., Ottoman Jewry, Psalms 150, 19th century C.E., תהלים Psalms, Ladino Translation

The Masoretic text of Psalms 150 set side-by-side with a Ladino translation published ca. 1852 in Izmir, Turkey. . . .

תהלים כ׳ | Psalms 20 by David, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)

Categories:

Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41)

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Psalms 20, מזמור Mizmor, למנציח Lamnatse'aḥ

Psalms 20 by David in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

מגילת אסתר | Megillat Esther: Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Esther, Purim Readings

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English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation

A Megillah reading of Esther with English translation, transtropilized. . . .

תהלים קמ״ב | Psalms 142 by David, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)

Categories:

Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150)

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Psalms 142, Maskil

Psalms 142 by David in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

תהלים כ״ב בלשון לאדינו | Psalms 22 by David in Ladino (Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit, ca. 1852/3)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit (translation), David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41), Purim, Ta'anit Esther

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Ladino Translation, Izmir, Ottoman Empire, 57th century A.M., מזמור Mizmor, למנציח Lamnatse'aḥ, Ottoman Jewry, 19th century C.E., תהלים Psalms, Psalms 22

A Ladino translation of Psalms 22 first published in mid-19th century Izmir. . . .

תהלים קמ״ג | Psalms 143 by David, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)

Categories:

Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150)

Tags:

מזמור Mizmor, Psalms 143

Psalms 143 by David in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

Memorial Prayer for Those Lost Through Human Strife, by Rabbi Chaplain (Lieutenant) Alexander David Goode (ca. 1943)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Alexander David Goode

Categories:

Four Chaplains Day (February 3rd), Memorial/Decoration Day (last Monday of May), War

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World War II, SS Dorchester, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer

A memorial prayer for service members lost in times of war, given by a chaplain who sacrificed his life for others during WWII. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Terumah

Tags:

transtropilation, English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English

A Torah reading of Parashat Terumah in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat T’tsavveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat T'tsavveh

Tags:

English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation

A Torah reading of Parashat T’tsavveh in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי | Parashat Ph’qudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38), color-coded according to its narrative layers

The text of parashat Piqudei, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat Vayaqhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Vayaqhel

Tags:

English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation

A Torah reading of Parashat Vayaqhel in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

תהלים קמ״ד | Psalms 144 by David, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)

Categories:

Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150)

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Psalms 144

Psalms 144 in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11-34:35): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Ki Tissa

Tags:

English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation

A Torah reading of Parashat Ki Tissa in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

מְגִלַּת שַׂאֲרָגוֹשָׂה | Megillat Saragossa, a Purim Sheni legend for the 17th of Shevat translated and cantillated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut)

Categories:

Megillot, Purim Sheni Readings

Tags:

15th century C.E., second Purims, 52nd century A.M., medieval megillot, local communal deliverance commemorations, 17th of Sh'vat

The Megillat Saragossa, also known as the Megillat Syracusa, in Hebrew and English, to be read on the 17th of Sh’vat. . . .

תהלים פ״ד | Psalms 84 for the children of Qoraḥ, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), the Masoretic Text and Bnei Qoraḥ

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Tehilim Book 3 (Psalms 73–89)

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על הגתית Al HaGitit, מזמור Mizmor, למנציח Lamnatse'aḥ, Psalms 84, livnei Qoraḥ

Psalms 84 in Hebrew with English translation. . . .

Haftarah Reading for Parashat Ki Tissa (1 Kings 18:1-39): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text

Categories:

Melakhim (Kings), Parashat Ki Tissa

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English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation, הפטרות haftarot

The hafatarah reading for Parashat Ki Tissa in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

Ḳinah for the Chmielnicki Massacres of 1648–1649, by Yaaqov Ḳoppel ben Tsvi Margoliyot in Sefer Ḳol Yaaqov (1658)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation), Jacob Chatinover (translation) and Yaaqov Ḳoppel ben Tsvi Margoliyot

Categories:

Khaf Sivan

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Chmielnicki massacres of 1648–1649, קינות Ḳinnot, 17th century C.E., 55th century A.M., Needing Vocalization

A kinah/elegy for those massacred in the Chmielnicki massacres of 1648–1649 composed by a possible eyewitness to the tragedy. . . .

אֶהְיֶה בְּעֵדֶן | Ehyeh b’Aden :: A piyyut containing the 42 Letter Name, in Sefer Ma’avar Yaboq (1626)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Aharon Berekhiah ben Mosheh of Modena

Categories:

Dying

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42 letter divine name, between life and death, hospice, caring for the dying, thanatology, פיוטים piyyutim, ascent, 17th century C.E., 54th century A.M.

A 42 Letter Divine Name acrostic piyyut to comfort someone in the process of dying. . . .

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