
the Open Siddur Project ✍︎ פְּרוֹיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ
a community-grown, libre Open Access archive of Jewish prayer and liturgical resources
This project is sustained through reciprocity for those sharing prayers and crafting their own prayerbooks.
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![]() Daniel Raphael SilversteinDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi, educator, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. https://www.danielraphaelsilverstein.com/ |
Contributed on: 29 Mar 2023 by Daniel Raphael Silverstein | Applied Jewish Spirituality | ❧
Written on 6 Nisan 5783, 27 March 2023 (after nightfall), in response to the Israeli people’s spontaneous demonstrations against the government’s attempts to amass virtually unchecked power. . . .
Contributed on: 12 Apr 2019 by Daniel Raphael Silverstein | Applied Jewish Spirituality | ❧
A meditation which can be used to prepare for Pesaḥ, or for sharing at the Seder, to deepen the experience of liberation for yourself and others. . . .
Contributed on: 25 Dec 2019 by Daniel Raphael Silverstein | Applied Jewish Spirituality | ❧
A Ḥanukkah meditation on the hidden, infinite light of creation, the Or HaGanuz, with some of the midrashic and Ḥasidic sources it is based upon. . . .
Contributed on: 11 Oct 2023 by Daniel Raphael Silverstein | ❧
This prayer for Israel was written by Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein and first shared via his Facebook page on 10 October 2023, in the aftermath of the massacres by HAMA”S and its allies on 7 October 2023. He added, “A dear teacher of mine asked me to try and compose an appropriate prayer for this moment.” . . .
Contributed on: 24 Feb 2021 by Daniel Raphael Silverstein | Applied Jewish Spirituality | ❧
Sources and meditation instructions excerpted from a larger source sheet on Not-knowing, Joy and Purim, from the Applied Jewish Spirituality “Kabbalah Through the Calendar” course. . . .