March 2019 • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

Prayer for Human Solidarity, by Rabbi Ḥanan Schlesinger

Contributor(s):	Ḥanan Schlesinger
Categories:	National Brotherhood Week, United Nations Day (October 24th), Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
Tags:	interconnectedness, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish particularism, particularism and universalism, Israelis and Palestinians, interdependence, human solidarity
	A prayer for human solidarity to mitigate the danger that comes when our particular identity as Bnei Yisrael greatly eclipses our universal identity as Bnei Adam. . . .

תהלים צ״ב | Psalms 92, translated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):	Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), the Masoretic Text, Unknown Author(s) and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
Categories:	Kabbalat Shabbat, Tehilim Book 4 (Psalms 90–106), Saturday
Tags:	שבת shabbat, מזמור Mizmor, שיר Shir, Psalms 92
	An English translation of Psalms 92 set side-by-side with the Masoretic text. . . .

Prayer for Universal Peace, by Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraëli (2019)

Contributor(s):	R' Hillel Ḥayyim Lavery-Yisraëli
Categories:	National Brotherhood Week, United Nations Day (October 24th), Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
Tags:	21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, interfaith prayer, Christchurch mosque shootings
	A prayer for universal peace offered by Hillel Yisraeli-Lavery as an opening prayer to a talk given in Hamilton, Canada by 2011 Nobel Prize winner Leymah Gbowee. . . .

Prayer for Israeli-Palestinian Solidarity, by Rabbi Ḥanan Schlesinger

Contributor(s):	Ḥanan Schlesinger
Categories:	Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession
Tags:	interconnectedness, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish particularism, particularism and universalism, Israelis and Palestinians, interdependence, human solidarity, Israeli–Palestinian conflict
	A prayer for Israeli-Palestinian solidarity to mitigate the danger that comes when our particular identities greatly eclipse our universal identity as Bnei Adam. . . .

ש״ס תחנה חדשה | Shas Teḥinah Ḥadashah (A New Tkhine of Six Orders), compiled by Ben-Tsiyon Alfes (Vilna 1910)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Ben-Tsiyon Alfes
Categories:	Personal & Paraliturgical Prayer collections
Tags:	20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, Yiddish vernacular prayer
	A popular collection of tkhines compiled from earlier collections by Ben-Tsiyon Alfes. . . .

פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ | Parashat Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59), 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 Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Tazria
Tags:	ritual purity, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., תזריע, tsaraat, מצרע Metsora
	The text of parashat Tazria, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמִינִי | Parashat Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47), 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 Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Sh'mini
Tags:	כבוד kavod, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., המזבח the Mizbe'aḥ, אשי ישראל ishei yisrael, שמיני Sh'mini, command-compliance pattern
	The text of parashat Shemini, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

פָּרָשַׁת צַו | Parashat Tsav (Leviticus 6:1-8:26), 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:	Parashat Tsav, Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus)
Tags:	mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., המזבח the Mizbe'aḥ, אשי ישראל ishei yisrael, צו, investiture
	The text of parashat Tsav, 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 Claudio J. Kogan on 12 March 2019

Contributor(s):	United States Congressional Record and Claudio Kogan
Categories:	United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
Tags:	תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, 116th Congress
	The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 March 2019. . . .

Ceremony of Gender Affirmation and Name Change, by Lilah Rosenfield

Contributor(s):	Lilah Rosenfield
Categories:	Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31)
Tags:	North America, transgender, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., naming ceremonies, gender transition
	A public ceremony for celebrating the Gender Affirmation and Name Change of a man, woman, or non-binary person. . . .

A Kavvanah on Praying, Singing, and Listening to Torah Readings, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1942)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Mel Scult and Mordecai Kaplan
Categories:	Before the Aliyot
Tags:	20th century C.E., Openers, 58th century A.M., Prayers for Praying, English vernacular prayer
	A prayer on praying, singing, and Torah learning by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan. . . .

לכה דודי (נוסח אחר)‏ | A different version of Lekhah Dodi found in R’ Moshe ibn Makhir’s Seder haYom (1599)

Contributor(s):	Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Mosheh ben Yehudah ibn Makhir
Categories:	Kabbalat Shabbat
Tags:	פיוטים piyyutim, 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., לכה דודי Lekhah Dodi, Queens, Psalms 92, Tsfat
	A different version of the poem Lekhah Dodi according to the book Seder haYom by R. Moshe ibn Makhir of righteous blessed memory, vocalized and translated into English by Isaac Mayer. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat Tsav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):	Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text
Categories:	Parashat Tsav, Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus)
Tags:	English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation
	A Torah reading of Parashat Tsav in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat Vayiqra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):	Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text
Categories:	Parashat Vayiqra, Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus)
Tags:	English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation
	A Torah reading of Parashat Vayiqra in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat Ph’qudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):	Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text
Categories:	Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Ph'qudei
Tags:	English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation
	A Torah reading of Parashat Ph’qudei in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

Torah Reading for Parashat Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):	Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text
Categories:	Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Sh'mini
Tags:	English Translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, transtropilation
	A Torah reading of Parashat Sh’mini in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ | Ana b’Khoaḥ, with Spanish translation by Rabbi Isaac ben Shem Tov Cavallero (1552)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Isaac ben Shem Tov Cavallero
Categories:	Dying, Slavery & Captivity
Tags:	acrostic, Spanish Translation, 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., אנא בכח Ana b'Khoaḥ, 42 letter divine name, Divine name acrostic
	An early printing of the 42 divine name letter acrostic piyyut, Ana b’Khoaḥ. . . .

A Prayer for the Greater Iowa City Church of the Nazarene, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributor(s):	Menachem Creditor
Categories:	Hateful Intolerance, Prejudice, and Bigotry
Tags:	21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, solidarity, anti-fascist, standing together, Iowa City, Iowa
	A prayer in solidarity with the Greater Iowa City Church of the Nazarene, whose building was the target of hateful vandalism. . . .

From the Depths: A Prayer For Christchurch, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2019)

Contributor(s):	Menachem Creditor
Categories:	Hateful Intolerance, Prejudice, and Bigotry, Mass Shootings & Gun Violence
Tags:	21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., prayers for municipalities, Christchurch mosque shootings
	A prayer written in response to the massacre of Muslim worshipers during Friday prayers in Christchurch, New Zealand. . . .

יָצַר הָאֵל | Yatsar ha’El, a Shabbat song by Ya’aqov ha-Qara’i

Contributor(s):	Karaite Jews of America and Ya'aqov ha-Paitan
Categories:	Se'udat Leil Shabbat, Se'udat Yom Shabbat, Se'udah Shlishit
Tags:	זמירות zemirot, acrostic, Acrostic signature, Needing Attribution
	A song for celebrating the Shabbat. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the Massachusetts State Senate: Rabbi Joseph Rudavsky on 24 March 1959

Contributor(s):	United States Congressional Record and Joseph Rudavsky
Categories:	Purim, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
Tags:	20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Massachusetts, Massachusetts Senate, Lawrence, 86th Congress
	The opening prayer of the Massachusetts State Senate on 24 March 1959, added to the record of the U.S. House of Representatives. . . .

The Presence of an Absence: a Public Reading for the Fast of Esther, the dark side to Purim, by Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow

Contributor(s):	Arthur Waskow and the Shalom Center
Categories:	Taanit Esther Readings
Tags:	מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, ארץ ישראל Erets Yisrael, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Philadelphia, Israelis and Palestinians, anti-fascist Judaism, anti-Kahanist, Israeli-Jewish settler violence, 2019 Israeli legislative election
	A public reading offered by Rabbi Arthur Waskow for the Fast of Esther in response to recent events in the State of Israel by the right-wing government of Bibi Netanyahu admitting Jewish fascists into their administration. . . .

אַדִירְיַרוֹן בַהִירְיַרוֹן | Adiryaron Ḅahiryaron, a litany of angelic names associated with the 42 letter name, recorded in Sefer haPeliah

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Unknown Author(s)
Categories:	Contemplation
Tags:	acrostic, Angels, 42 letter divine name, Divine name acrostic, angelology, ספר הפליאה Sefer haPeliah
	A litany of angelic names recorded in Sefer haPeliah whose initial letters spells out the 42 letter divine name as also found (in variation) in Sefer HaQanah. . . .

אַדִירְיַרוֹן בַהִירְיַרוֹן | Adiryaron Ḅahiryaron, a litany of angelic names associated with the 42 letter name, recorded in Sefer haQanah

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Unknown Author(s)
Categories:	Contemplation
Tags:	acrostic, Angels, 42 letter divine name, Divine name acrostic, angelology, ספר הקנה Sefer haQanah
	A litany of angelic names recorded in Sefer HaQanah, whose initial letters spells out the 42 letter divine name as also found in Sefer haPeliah. . . .

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