November 2019 • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

An Introduction to the Open Siddur Project at the National Museum of American Jewish History (8 December 2019)

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An event featuring a presentation by founding director Aharon Varady introducing the Open Siddur Project to attendees of the first annual Jewish New Media Festival. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff on 29 November 2019

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Arnold E. Resnicoff

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 November 2019. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Steven Abraham on 20 November 2019

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Steven Abraham

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 November 2019. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Evan Hoffman on 29 October 2019

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Evan Hoffman

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 October 2019. . . .

A Prayer for Yom Kippur, by Andy Izenson

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Andy Izenson

A prayer for teshuvah. . . .

Blessing for Rosh Ḥodesh Kislev, by Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit

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Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit

A poem-blessing for the Hebrew month of Kislev, suitable for Birkat HaḤodesh, Rosh Ḥodesh Kislev, and the whole month. . . .

תפילה נוכח הרעה מדרום | Prayer in the face of the worsening situation in southern Israel (Masorti Movement in Israel 2019)

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Aharon N. Varady (translation), Masorti Movement in Israel and Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael

A prayer for the safety of all the inhabitants of the Land of Israel offered during the November 12th, 2019 Tel Aviv rocket strike. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Irwin N. Goldenberg on 7 November 2007

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Irwin Goldenberg

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 7 November 2007. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Ellen Wolintz-Fields on 12 July 2007

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Ellen Wolintz-Fields

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 July 2007. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Frederick L. Klein on 18 September 2007

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Frederick L. Klein

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 18 September 2007. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Paul Silton on 28 March 2007

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Paul Silton

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 28 March 2007. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Milton Balkany on 22 March 2007

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Milton Balkany

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 22 March 2007. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Shea Harlig on 15 March 2007

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Shea Harlig

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 15 March 2007. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Amy Rader on 14 September 2006

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Amy Rader

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 14 September 2006. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Shmuel Butman on 6 April 2006

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Shmuel Butman

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 6 April 2006. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi David Greene on 12 July 2005

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and David Greene

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 July 2005. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Dr. Gary P. Zola on 26 May 2005

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Gary P. Zola

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 26 May 2005. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein on 12 April 2005

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Jehiel Orenstein

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 12 April 2005. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Gary P. Zola on 21 September 2004

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Gary P. Zola

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 21 September 2004. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Solomon Schiff on 9 September 2004

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Solomon Schiff

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 9 September 2004. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Israel Zoberman on 7 July 2004

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Israel Zoberman

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 7 July 2004. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Moshe Feller on 22 June 2004

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Moshe Feller

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 22 June 2004. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Joui Hessel on 3 June 2004

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Joui Hessel

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 3 June 2004. . . .

📖 סדר תפלות כל השנה (אשכנז)‏ | The Authorised Daily Prayer Book of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations (2nd Revised Edition, 1962)

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Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation), Israel Brodie, Joseph Herman Hertz and Simeon Singer (translation)

The second revised edition of Rabbi Simeon Singer’s Authorised Daily Prayer Book, enlarged under the direction of chief rabbi Israel Brodie and published by Singer’s Prayer Book Publishing Committee in 1962. . . .

📖 תפלה | Tefilah ⁠— Invocation: A Sheaf of Prayers, composed and arranged by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (1959)

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Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Avraham Samuel Soltes

A collection of public and pulpit prayers composed by Rabbi Abraham Samuel Soltes between 1948 and 1959. . . .

📖 סדר הגדה של פסח | Seder Haggadah Shel Pesaḥ, translated and annotated by Paltiel Birnbaum (1953)

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Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation), Paltiel Birnbaum (translation) and Hebrew Publishing Company

A haggadah for the Passover Seder by Paltiel Birnbaum for the Hebrew Publishing Company. . . .

Prayer of Parents for a Son or Daughter in the Armed Forces, by Rabbi Max Klein (1951)

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription) and Max D. Klein

A prayer offered for parents praying for the safety and welfare of their adult children entering the armed forces. . . .

הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Government on Thanksgiving Day, offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1945)

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription) and David de Sola Pool

The Prayer for the Government offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool in his service for Thanksgiving Day in 1945. . . .

📖 מנחת תודה | Minḥat Todah :: Service for Thanksgiving Day, arranged by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1945)

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Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and David de Sola Pool

A special service prepared by Rabbi David de Sola Pool for Thanksgiving Day in the United States at K.K. Shearith Israel and published by the Union of Sephardic Congregations in 1945. . . .

📖 תפלות ושירים | Songs of My People, compiled and edited by Harry Coopersmith (1938)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Harry Coopersmith

A songster compiled by Harry Coopersmith. . . .

עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ (מנהג הספרדים)‏ | Aleinu, translated by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1937)

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription), David de Sola Pool and Abba (Arikha) bar Aybo (traditional attribution)

The prayer, Aleinu, as read by Sepharadim, with an English translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool. . . .

📖 תפלות ישראל לימי חול (אשכנז)‏ | Tefilot Yisrael Limei Ḥol — Prayers of Israel vol.1: For Weekdays and Special Occasions, a bilingual Hebrew-English prayerbook edited by Rabbi Jacob Bosniak (1937)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Jacob Bosniak

A bilingual Hebrew-English prayerbook for weekdays and special occasions, compiled and edited by Rabbi Jacob Bosniak. This volume complements a second for Shabbat and the Shalosh Regalim (festivals). . . .

📖 תפלות ישראל לשבת ושלוש רגלים (אשכנז)‏ | Tefilot Yisrael l’Shabbat v’Shalosh Regalim — Prayers of Israel vol. 2: For the Sabbath and the Festivals, arranged and edited by Rabbi Jacob Bosniak (third revised edition, 1937)

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Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Jacob Bosniak

A bilingual Hebrew-English prayerbook for Shabbat and the Shalosh Regalim (festivals), compiled and edited by Rabbi Jacob Bosniak. This volume (number 2) complements a second for weekdays and special occasions (vol. 1). . . .

📖 מענה לשון וזכרון עולם | Maaneh Lashon v’Zikhron Olam: Prayers Upon the Cemetery and In Memory Aeterna, edited by Rabbi Simon Glazer (1935)

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Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Simon Glazer

Based upon the Seder Teḥinot al Bet Almin, by Rabbi Yaaqov Sinna (ca. 1615), a collection of teḥinot for when visiting the graves of loved ones, as well as additional prayers for sick relatives and for women approaching childbirth. . . .

📖 Techinah-Book, by Rabbi Simon Glazer (1930)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Simon Glazer

A collection of teḥinot, in English, edited by Rabbi Simon Glazer. . . .

📖 לקוטי תפלות | Liḳutei Tefilot: Pulpit and Public Prayers, compiled and edited by Rabbi Jacob Bosniak (1927)

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Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Jacob Bosniak

A collection of dedicatory and circumstantial prayers by Rabbi Jacob Bosniak and other rabbis. . . .

May Wars Cease, a hymn by Rabbi Max Klein (1926)

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription) and Max D. Klein

A hymn for the end of war by Rabbi Max D. Klein. . . .

Armistice Day Prayer, by Rabbi Hyman Solomon (after World War Ⅰ, circa 1920s)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription) and Hyman Solomon

A prayer written for Armistice Day after the first World War. . . .

Prayers for the Morning of Sigd: ሃሌ ፡ ሃሌ ፡ ይባርክዎ | Hale hale yəbarəkəwo (Hail, Hail, Bless the One), in Ge’ez with vocalized Hebrew and English translation

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

Hälē Hälē yebärkewo (Praise, Praise, Bless the One) is the fourth prayer in this order of prayers for the morning of Sigd. . . .

Prayers for the Morning of Sigd: ወጾሩ ፡ ታቦቶሙ | Wäṣoru Tabotomu (They Carried Out Their Ark), in Ge’ez with vocalized Hebrew and English translation

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

Wäṣoru Tabotomu (They Carried Out Their Ark) is the first prayer in this order of prayers for the morning of Sigd. It is a prayer said upon the removal of the Orit from the synagogue ark. . . .

Prayers for the Morning of Sigd: ወዐርጉ ፡ ደብር | Wäʿärəgu Däbərə (And They Climbed the Mount), in Ge’ez with vocalized Hebrew and English translation

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

Wäy’ärgu Debre (And They Climbed the Mount) is the second prayer in this order of prayers for the morning of Sigd. It is the first prayer said upon arriving on the mountain, based on the ritual described in Neḥemyah 9. . . .

Prayers for the Morning of Sigd: ይትባረክ ፡ እግዚአብሔር | YətəbaräkəʾƎgəziʾäbəḥerə (Blessed be YHVH), in Ge’ez with vocalized Hebrew and English translation

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

Yitbärēk Egzi’äbḥer (Blessed be YHVH) is the third prayer in this order of prayers for the morning of Sigd. It is a morning blessing. . . .

Prayers for the Morning of Sigd: መናብረተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ዳዊት | Mänabərätä betä Dawitə (Thrones of David’s House), in Ge’ez/Agaw with vocalized Hebrew and English translation

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

Mänabərätä betä Dawitə (Thrones of David’s House) is the sixth prayer in this order of prayers for the morning of Sigd. It is an ancient text inspired by and quoting Psalm 122, partially in Geʿez and partially in Agaw. . . .

Prayers for the Morning of Sigd: ንዑ ፡ ንስግድ | Nəʽu nəsəgədə (Come, Let Us Bow), in Ge’ez with vocalized Hebrew and English translation

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

Nəʽu nəsəgədə (Come, Let Us Bow) is the fifth prayer in this order of prayers for the morning of Sigd. . . .

ברכה לקהל | Blessing of the Congregation, translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut) and David de Sola Pool

A “mi sheberakh” prayer on behalf of the persons attending the prayer and/or Torah reading service. . . .

The Peace of Pity — three stanzas adapted from “Worship,” a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1848)

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription), Max D. Klein and John Greenleaf Whittier

A hymn for peace and the end of war. . . .

תחנה פיר אין כלה פאר דער חופה | Prayer for a Bride before her Wedding (19th c.)

Contributor(s):

Mendel Spalter (translation), Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription) and Unknown Author(s)

A tkhine (supplication) for a bride to say before their wedding, transcribed and translated from the Siddur Qorban Minḥah (1897). . . .

אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם (מנהג הספרדים)‏ | Adōn Olam, rhyming translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1937)

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription), David de Sola Pool and Unknown Author(s)

A rhyming translation in English to the popular piyyut, Adon Olam. . . .

💬 סֵפֶר פְּטִירָת מֹשֶׁה | ሞተ ፡ ሙሴ | Motä Musē (the Book of the Passing of Mosheh), in Ge’ez with Hebrew and English translation

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Jacques Faïtlovitch (translation) and Unknown Author(s)

The text of the Betä ʾƎsəraʾel legend of the death of Moses, translated to Hebrew by Jacques Faïtlovitch, and vocalized, cantillated, and translated into English by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. . . .

תהלים קכ״ב | Psalm of Gathering in Jerusalem (Psalms 122): the fourth reading for the Sigd festival

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

The fourth reading for the Sigd festival, the Psalm of Gathering in Jerusalem — Psalms 122 Masoretic (121 Tewahedo). . . .