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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Uri DeYoung and Benyamim Tsedaka

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Samaritan Prayerbooks

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This Israelite-Samaritan weekday prayerbook includes blessings for washing before prayer, the text of the Samaritans’ two daily prayers (evening and morning), and their nusaḥ for counting the ʿOmer between the first Sunday of Pesaḥ and the holiday of Shavuʿot. This file is all in Samaritan script, an offshoot of paleo-Hebrew which developed after the Jews had already switched to today’s square “Ashurit” script.^[1] Israelite Samaritan’s call “Ashurit” script, Aramaic Hebrew script   At the end of the prayerbook, I’ve added a short pronunciation guide for those familiar with English or modern Hebrew. Both the original prayerbook and the transliterated version have been proofread and corrected by Benyamim Tsedaka, a scholar and spokesperson for the Israelite-Samaritan community.

In 2022, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer prepared an English translation of the prayerbook.

 

 

 

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1	Israelite Samaritan’s call “Ashurit” script, Aramaic Hebrew script

“📖 תפילות ימי החל | ࠕࠐࠉࠋࠅࠕ࠰ࠉࠌࠉ࠰ ࠄࠇࠋ | Israelite-Samaritan Prayerbook for Weekday Evenings & Mornings (2015)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also authors his own original works and transcribes Hebrew and Aramaic text, adding niqqud and t'amim as needed.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.

Uri DeYoung

Uri DeYoung lives in Samaria, Israel.

Benyamim Tsedaka

Benyamim (Benny) Tsedaka is one of the elders of his people. As an historian, he has published over 100 books and over 2000 articles in Hebrew and English on Israelite Samaritan life, collated by the Internal University Computer in Israel under ‘Samaritans’. Benyamim Tsedaka is Head of the Israelite Samaritan Information Centre. Benny is the author of the ‘Samaritans’ entries in Encyclopedia Judaica; Encyclopedia of Zionism (in English); The Hebrew Encyclopedia, Jerusalem; and Encyclopedia Britannica for Youth (in Hebrew). Benny’s Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah was published in May 2013. For the first time ever, English translations of the Samaritan Pentateuch and the Masoretic (Jewish) text are laid out in parallel columns with important differences noted.

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Works of related interest:

 

📄 Israelite Samaritan Devotional Prayers for Weekdays and Shabbat, translated by Benyamim Sedaka

Israelite Samaritan Prayers for the Shabbat Torah Reading, translated by Benyamim Sedaka

Israelite Samaritan Ḳiddush for the Shabbat Evening Meal, translated by Benyamim Sedaka

📖 The Samaritan Liturgy in two volumes (transcribed by A.E. Cowley 1909)

📖 סדר תפילות (מנהג הספרדים)‏ | Καθημεριναι Προσευχαι | Seder Tefilot, a bilingual Hebrew-Greek prayerbook translated and arranged by R’ Yosef Naḥmuli (Corfu 1885)

📖 סדר התפלות או סדור לכל ימי השנה (אשכנז) | Séder haThephiloth, ou Rituel Prières Journalières à l’usage des Israélites du Rite Allemand (2nd ed. Elḥanan Durlacher 1869)

אתי בשלם | ࠀࠕࠉ࠰ࠁࠔࠋࠌ | Itti Bishlam (Come in Peace), a Samaritan Aramaic Poem for the Festival Season by Marqeh ben Amram (ca. 4th c.)

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18 comments to 📖 תפילות ימי החל | ࠕࠐࠉࠋࠅࠕ࠰ࠉࠌࠉ࠰ ࠄࠇࠋ | Israelite-Samaritan Prayerbook for Weekday Evenings & Mornings (2015)

• Jibran Khan

  2015-05-17 at 5:06 pm · Reply.

  Shalom, will you publish in English also?

• Uri DeYoung

  2015-05-17 at 11:40 pm · Reply.

  I’m thinking of doing it with standard Hebrew text with English translation. The problem is that I’ve used the true Samaritan codepage, not Hebrew with Samaritan script, so I’d have to retype everything (as far as I know). After I complete the current version and correct it, I’ll probably translate it and transliterate it into Standard Hebrew. In the meanwhile, there’s a PDF of an old academic translation of the entire prayerbook available here: https://copy.com/nfBNWKNr6HCxabRg/defter_english.pdf

  • The Hierophant

    2015-05-18 at 5:51 am · Reply.

    Here’s a short piece on Rabbi Solomon Brown, who prepared that critical edition for his 1955 PhD dissertation:
    http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/community/solomon-brown-1-2486873

  • Jibran Khan

    2015-06-08 at 10:03 am · Reply.

    Shalom, could you please help me with a word thats in the defter old translation?

    • Uri DeYoung

      2015-06-09 at 3:05 am · Reply.

      Let me know what the word is and on what page it appears.

      In the meanwhile, I’ve started to make a usable translation.The verses for washing are translated, as is counting the Omer. The body of the prayers is still in-process. I’ll try to update it frequently. Here’s the link: https://copy.com/VvYq76sKvgW7l1i0/The-Israelite–Weekday-Prayerbook-Uri-DeYoung_Eng.pdf

      • Jibran Khan

        2015-06-11 at 9:07 am · Reply.

        Thank you very much. Its okay, i will use your translation instead. Where will you publish the updates?

        • Uri DeYoung

          2015-06-11 at 2:24 pm

          The same link as above. It will always lead to the latest version. Check the Version number at the bottom of the cover page. The version number format is:
          [Year of Israeli independence].[Samaritan month].[Samaritan day]
          Thus, today’s version is: 68.02.26

          I can’t promise quick updates, but I’ll try to keep up on it.

• Jibran Khan

  2015-05-18 at 2:29 pm · Reply.

  Oh ok, i really need it in English.

• Jibran Khan

  2015-06-18 at 2:22 am · Reply.

  Shalom is this complete meaning?: And I will witness the Day of Vengeance and Recompense, and the truth that, forever…

  • Uri DeYoung

    2015-06-18 at 8:14 am · Reply.

    It seems to be. You could ask the expert, Benyamim Tsedaka. He’s on Facebook and he has a nice website at http://www.israelite-samaritans.com/benyamim-tsedaka/. He can give a definitive answer.

• Yoo'aab B. Eelaya

  2015-07-13 at 12:31 pm · Reply.

  Shalom, How is it going with the translation?

  • Uri DeYoung

    2015-07-13 at 7:10 pm · Reply.

    At Benyamim Tsedaka’s request, I’ve been concentrating on the transliteration into modern Hebrew. Because the original was typed using the UFT-8 Samaritan code page, I couldn’t simply change the font; I’ve had to retype the entire thing. It’s not a lot of work, but I’m adding niqqud that approximates Samaritan pronunciation and I work slowly. The English version will be my next project. Additionally, I’m sure that someone will take it upon himself to translate it into Portuguese, as there’s an active group of Brazilians who are eager to learn more about Samaritan customs.

    • Yoo'aab B. Eelaya

      2015-07-14 at 1:35 pm · Reply.

      Do you think the English translation will be done this year?

    • Yooaab

      2016-02-15 at 2:40 pm · Reply.

      What about a transliteration?

• claudio samuele schillaci

  2015-09-04 at 9:17 am · Reply.

  grazie di tutto

• Jibran

  2015-09-17 at 12:36 pm · Reply.

  Are you planing on doing The hebrew transliteration with roman characters and english beside?

• Bobby

  2015-09-19 at 4:53 pm · Reply.

  i cant believe my eyes….I have a deep fascination with Samaritans whom I believe are the remnants of the Ten Tribes specifically the Tribe of Joseph. This is a beautiful project. I hope to buy it soon.

  • Uri DeYoung

    2015-09-19 at 7:22 pm · Reply.

    There’s nothing to buy. Just download the free PDF file(s) and print them up.

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