Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber of works in the Public Domain for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin, Ministarot Nakeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. Besides his transcription work, Varady occasionally translates prayers and contributes his own original work. (As founding director of the Open Siddur Project, he also serves as an editor and website administrator of opensiddur.org, and is an outspoken advocate for open-source in Judaism more of which can be read about in this interview in the Atlantic Magazine.)
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- פָּרָשַׁת קְדֹשִׁים | Parashat Qedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Qedoshim Tags: predation, anti-predation, sexual predation, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., אחרי מות, Molekh, atonement, קדשים
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- פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת | Parashat Aḥarei Mōt (Leviticus 16:1-18:30), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Aḥarei Mōt Tags: predation, anti-predation, Yom Kippur, sexual predation, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., אחרי מות, Azazel, Azael, Inui, Molekh, atonement
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- פָּרָשַׁת מְצֹרָע | Parashat Metsora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Metsora Tags: ritual purity, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., תזריע, tsaraat, מצרע
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- פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ | Parashat Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Tazria Tags: ritual purity, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., תזריע, tsaraat, מצרע
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- פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמִינִי | Parashat Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Sh'mini Tags: kavod, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., the Mizbe'aḥ, ishei yisrael, שמיני, command-compliance pattern
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- פָּרָשַׁת צַו | Parashat Tsav (Leviticus 6:1-8:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat Tsav, Vayiqra (Leviticus) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., the Mizbe'aḥ, ishei yisrael, צו, investiture
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא | Parashat Vayiqra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat Vayiqra, Vayiqra (Leviticus) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., ויקרא, the Mizbe'aḥ, ishei yisrael
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- פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי | Parashat Ph’qudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Ph'qudei Tags: rosh ḥodesh, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., the Mishkan, Betsalel, Oholiav, פיקודי
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל | Parashat Vayaqhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Vayaqhel Tags: shabbat, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., ויקהל, the Mishkan, Betsalel, Oholiav
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- פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא | Parashat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11-34:35), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Ki Tissa Tags: shabbat, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, theophany, Har Sinai, כי תשא, the Mishkan, the Camp, Betsalel, Oholiav
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- תהלים כ״ב בלשון לאדינו | Psalms 22 by David in Ladino (Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit, ca. 1852/3)
Categories: Book 1 (Psalms 1–41), Tehilim (Psalms), Purim, Ta'anit Esther Tags: 19th century C.E., Psalms, Ladino Translation, Izmir, Ottoman Empire, 57th century A.M., Mizmor, Lamnatseaḥ, Ottoman Jewry, Psalms 22
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- פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה | Parashat T’tsavveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat T'tsavveh Tags: Kohanim, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., תצוה, Aharon, the Mishkan
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- פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה | Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Terumah Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, parashot, תרומה, the menorah, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., the Mishkan
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- A Psalm of Gratitude, a poem by Ben Aronin
Categories: Work Tags: 20th century C.E., Gratitude, first person, 58th century A.M., Distress, Prayers as poems, English vernacular prayer, Chicago, thanksgiving, depression, Modim
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- פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים | Parashat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Mishpatim Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, theophany, משפטים, covenant code, Har Sinai, halakhot, Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ | Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:22), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Yitro Tags: shabbat, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, theophany, יתרו, Har Sinai, Yemei haShovavim
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- גַּמָּדֵי לָיִל | Gnomes of the Night, a poem by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik (ca. 1894)
Categories: Bedtime Shema Tags: romanticism, 19th century C.E., sheydim, night, modern hebrew poetry, mythopoetic, 57th century A.M., animistic spirits, Jewish faeries, creatures of the night, where the wild things are, vilde ḥayye, whimsy, magical beings, entering magical territory, evening spirits
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- פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח | Parashat B’shalaḥ (Exodus 13:17-17:16), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat B'shalaḥ Tags: shabbat, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, liberation from mitsrayim, בשלח, Yemei haShovavim
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- צַפְרִירִים | Tsafririm (“Morning Spirits”), a poem by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik (1900)
Categories: Birkhot haShaḥar Tags: romanticism, 19th century C.E., Light, first person, modern hebrew poetry, mythopoetic, 57th century A.M., Prayers as poems, alternate rhyming scheme, animistic spirits, numinous beings, Jewish faeries
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- פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא | Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Bo Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, liberation from mitsrayim, בא, Yemei haShovavim
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- הַכְנִיסִינִי תַּחַת כְּנָפֵךְ | Take Me Under Your Wing, by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik (1905)
Categories: Repenting, Resetting, and Forgiveness, Kabbalat Shabbat Tags: 20th century C.E., Petiḥot, 57th century A.M., Shekhinah, sanctuary, exile, diaspora, love-sickness, heartbreak, lev nishbar
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- פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא | Parashat Va’era (Exodus 6:2-9:35), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Va'era Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, liberation from mitsrayim, וארא, Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת | Parashat Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat Shemot, Shemot (Exodus) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, שמות, liberation from mitsrayim, Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי | Parashat Vayeḥi (Genesis 47:28-50:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Bereishit (Genesis), Parashat Vayeḥi Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, Yosef cycle, ויחי
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ | Parashat Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Bereishit (Genesis), Parashat Vayigash Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, Yosef cycle, ויגש
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- פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ | Parashat Miqets (Genesis 41:1-44:17), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Bereishit (Genesis), Parashat Miqets Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, parashot, Yosef cycle, מקץ
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