A translation of Ḥad Gadya into Hulaulá (Trans-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic), the Aramaic dialect of the Jews of Sanandaj. Largely based on the translation of Alan Niku (found here), with a few minor changes, and with the transcription altered to the scholarly transcription of Geoffrey Khan in his analysis of the dialect. Also featuring a transcription into Hebrew script. . . .

After the recitation of Shir haShirim — which, in some circles, is recited every Friday night — the kabbalists instituted a yehi ratzon, a petition to be recited in the merit of what was just read. In many communities, this petition is recited using the same melodies as the recitation of the scroll itself. As an extension of this custom, here I’ve added cantillation marks to the yehi ratzon after Shir haShirim. Included also is a recitation of the text following said cantillation marks. . . .

I am a rabbi, and I serve an assisted living community: Rhoda Goldman Plaza in San Francisco. I was inspired by the loving care given to the members of this community, and wanted to acknowledge these workers. I, together with three residents, wrote a prayerbook for our services, Siddur Erev Shabbat (Kindle/Amazon Direct Publishing, 2020). This prayer, which is entirely my own composition, is included in that prayerbook, and we recite it at each Friday service. . . .

“Bricks Without Straw” is a prayer-poem written by Trisha Arlin, first shared in the Passover anthology, From the Depths: Pesach 5785/2025 (Bayit: Building Jewish) on 17 March 2025. . . .

Purim in walled cities (meaning, practically, in Jerusalem) occurs on the day after it does outside of them. This means that when Purim falls on a Friday, it falls on Shabbat in Jerusalem. This unique occurrence is called Purim Meshulash, “Threefold Purim,” because the practices for the day are divided into three. The megillah is read and gifts are given to the poor on Friday, the Torah reading is on Shabbat, and the festive meal and gifts to friends on Sunday. Since this practice of Shabbat Purim is unique to Jerusalem, and for much of Ashkenazi poetic history the Jewish community in Jerusalem was negligible, there are very few liturgical texts designed for Shabbat Purim Meshulash. This is, in the author’s opinion, a shame, because all the other special shabbatot surrounding it have a plethora of special piyyuṭim to insert into their cycles. This cycle of a shiv’ata (sevenfold piyyut) and an eloheikhem (Qedushah insertion) is meant to fill that void. . . .

This is a prayer for reading the news, composed at the request of Rabbi Ariana Katz of Hinenu (Baltimore, Maryland). It is written in Hebrew, English, and Yiddish. . . .

This is an original qinah written in response to the attack of October 7. Since the attack occurred on Simḥat Torah, this text is designed to follow the structure of the haqafot recited on Simḥat Torah. But it’s meant to be read on Tisha b’Av, or at least on another fast day. . . .

This prayer by the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Knesset HaRabanim b’Yisrael was first shared on 20 February 2025 in the final days of the first phase of the Three-phase Israel-Hamas war ceasefire, via the Masorti Movement website. . . .

A prayer for a friend who needs prompt and useful data in response to their Internet queries. . . .

This prayer by Rabbi Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, was offered as a benediction at the Inauguration ceremony for Donald Trump on 20 January 2025. . . .

This prayer was composed with gratitude by Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger, the Masorti minyan in Kfar Vradim. The prayer was first published to Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger’s Facebook page on 19 January 2025. The English translation was offered in a Facebook post by Susan Rand-Lakritz to accompany a video of the prayer being offered. . . .

This prayer for the safe release of the hostages taken by HAMA”S and its allies on 7 October 2023 was shared by the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Knesset haRabanim b’Yisrael on 17 January 2025 in anticipation of the release of the remaining living hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. The prayer was first published via the Masorti Movement website, here. . . .

This prayer for the safe return of the captives taken by HAMA”S and its allies on 7 October 2023 was offered by Rabbi Noa Mazor in the period anticipating the release of the surviving captives in January 2025 as part of a larger ceasefire agreement between the State of Israel and HAMA”S in Gaza. It was first published on her Facebook page on 13 January 2025. . . .

This is an original ḳedushtaot cycle for Yom Meturgeman, the eighth of Tevet, to be inserted into the ‘amidah. . . .

This Ḥanukkah prayer for the well-being of the captives taken during the massacres of HAMA”S and its allies on 7 October 2023, and for all in Israel affected by the ensuing war, was prepared by Rabbi Yuval Cherlow for Tzohar and Atid l’Otef. The prayer and its English translation were disseminated by social media and news services before Ḥanukkah on 25 December 2024. . . .

Eight qualities are mentioned in the prayer: Peace, Blessing, Hope, Return, Promise, Strength, Life, Courage. You can pick one to focus on each night. (You can do them in the order they appear in if you like.) Where do you find that quality in you? Where do you find it in the world? What will a life, or a world, transformed by that quality look like? Feel like? . . .

An additional stanza to the popular Ḥanukkah song, Maoz Tsur, for the second Ḥanukkah after the massacres on 7 October 2023. . . .

An original announcement, or hakhraza, for days of thanksgiving (Purim and Ḥanukkah). Written in the style of other more well-known announcements, like the Sephardic announcement of fasts, or the Italian-rite announcement for Pesaḥ, and to be recited in the same location in the Torah service after the haftara. . . .

“Find the Lily” is a prayer-poem written in first person by Trisha Arlin. It was first shared via their website, Trisha Arlin: Words of Prayer and Intention, on 6 November 2024. . . .

“A Prayer for Librarians” by Trisha Arlin was first shared via their website, Trisha Arlin: Words of Prayer and Intention, on 7 December 2024. . . .

El Malé Raħamim, the Prayer for the Dead, is recited in the Yizkor service on special days of the year. The prayer has been adapted for various groups on these and other memorial days, notably for victims of the Holocaust. This adaptation commemorates victims of lethal hate-crimes against Transgender people. This version was originally written for Queer Jews at Brandeis’s Transgender Day of Remembrance Services on 20 November 2024. . . .

This “Prayer Before Seeking Healing in a Psychedelic Journey” by Zac Kamenetz was first published by the author to the Jewish Entheogenic Society group on Facebook, 1 December 2024. . . .

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Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami’s prayer for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was first published on their Facebook page, 25 November 2024. . . .

“So That Your People May Be Rescued, Deliver Through Your Right Hand, and Answer Us” by Yael Levine was first published in Az Nashir – We Will Sing Again: Women’s Prayers for Our Time of Need, compiled & edited by Shira Lankin Sheps, Rachel Sharansky Danziger, and Anne Gordon (The Shvili Center: Jerusalem 2024). . . .

Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami shared this prayer for the Intersex Day of Remembrance via their Facebook page on 8 November 2024. . . .

Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami shared this prayer for a change of name and gender marker via their Facebook page on 1 November 2024. . . .

This is a generated list of all the prayers, piyyutim, pizmonim, etc., shared through the Open Siddur Project, sorted alphabetically. . . .

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This prayer for Kristallnacht by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami was first published to their Facebook page, 9 November 2004. . . .

Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami shared this prayer for US Election Day via their Facebook page on 5 November 2024. . . .

A plea for the manifestation of righteous civic virtues on Election Day in the shadow of Hoshana Rabba. . . .

This prayer after the horrors of 7 October 2023 perpetrated by Hamas and its allies was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for Yom haShoah in Germany (27 January) containing the El Malé Raḥamim for those who perished in the Holocaust was offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for Ukraine was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami shared this prayer for United Nations Day via their Facebook page on 25 October 2024. . . .

This prayer for refugees tragically killed en route to Europe was offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for relief from the COVID-19 epidemic was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024, likely in 2020. . . .

This prayer for the wherewithal to endure chemotherapy was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for World AIDS Day was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for International Non-Binary People’s Day was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

A prayer for the Transgender Day of Visibility offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for the Transgender Day of Remembrance was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

This prayer for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

A prayer for commencing testosterone therapy. . . .

A prayer by Dr. Yael Levine for salvation, comfort, and healing during the Ḥarvot Barzel War, first published in Olam Katan, issue 973 (21 November 2024, parashat Ḥayyei Sarah). . . .

This prayer by Rabbi Seidenberg was shared via his English newsletter and social media in the days preceding Sukkot 2024. . . .

Additions to the Amidah for the sake of democracy and justice for offering now through US election day 2024. . . .