In Siddur Lev Shalem, the Conservative movement’s new prayer book released in February, the Rabbinical Assembly had a two-fold mission: Stay true to traditional Jewish roots, yet appeal to the ...
What can a new Hebrew-English Siddur do to solve the problems of prayer for modern Jews? It is no secret that the communal prayer experience of modern, socially integrated Jews in Western countries is ...
The JWB (Jewish Welfare Board) Jewish Chaplains Council released a special siddur (prayer book) last week aimed at a special audience: American Jews in the US military. The siddur was the joint effort ...
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The siddur we wrote about last year, published by the gay New York synagogue Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, has arrived. The shul also announced that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will speak at a ...
On the first day I began saying Kaddish for my mother, I walked into shul feeling uncomfortable and out of place. Although I’ve been an observant Jew all my life, I’ve never been much of a davener.
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A siddur designed for people with learning disabilities will soon be available in the UK. The new United Synagogue edition siddur, the Siddur Lakol (“Siddur for Everyone”), was designed specifically ...
Living at this time is hard for everyone. There’s the constant thrum of the pandemic, with COVID-19 positivity rates climbing and ICU bed capacity dwindling to non-existence. We have seen frequent ...