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שִׁירַת מִרְיָם | The Song of Miriam — a reconstruction based on the fragmentary pseudobiblical composition found in the Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q365) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפ... In 4Q365, from the Rewritten Torah genre texts found at Qumran, Miriam's song is substantially longer than the one half of a verse that she is given in the Masoretic text! Unfortunately, the 4Q365 Son...

שִׁירַת מִרְיָם | The Song of Miriam — a reconstruction based on the fragmentary pseudobiblical composition found in the Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q365) opensiddur.org?p=65814

🇺🇸 Four Chaplains Day (February 3rd) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This is an archive of prayers composed for, or relevant to, Four Chaplains Day in the United States. In 1998, February 3 was established by senate resolution 169-98 as “Four Chaplains Day” to commemor...

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A Prayer for Game Day [Super Bowl ⅬⅩ], by Rabbi Menachem Creditor • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ "A Prayer for Game Day" was offered by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared through the Open Siddur Project via our discussion group on Facebook, 3 February 2026, in the week before "Super Bowl ⅬⅩ" on 8...

A Prayer for Game Day [Super Bowl ⅬⅩ], by Rabbi Menachem Creditor opensiddur.org?p=65806

A rendering of the ABGAD according to the Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri) script in the "Vilna" typeface used by the Romm publishing house, by Ilan Elovitz

Now available in our Hebrew Font Pack: Ilan Elovitz's rendering of the Romm publishing house's "Vilna" typeface opensiddur.org/help/fonts/ A persistent problem in many Hebrew fonts is implementing diacritic positioning logic. If you know how to migrate such logic btw/ fonts, please reach out

🇮🇱 Yom haNətiōt (Planting Day) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This is an archive of prayers, prayer-poems, and songs for יוֹם הַנְּטִיעוֹת Yom haNətiōt (Day of Planting), a civic day in the State of Israel and the territories under its jurisdiction in Erets Yisr...

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Rosh haShanah la-Ilanot (Tu biShvat) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This is an archive of special readings for, or relevant to, the Jewish New Year’s Day for Trees, Rosh haShanah la-Ilanot, popularly referred to by the day it falls on the Jewish religious calendar, ט״...

Resources shared for Rosh haShanah la-Ilanot (Tu biShvat), the New Year's Day of Trees in the rabbinic Jewish calendar opensiddur.org/index.php?ca...

A Prayer for Difficult People, by Rabbi Mark Sameth • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ "A Prayer for Difficult People (in two parts)" was first offered on Yom Kippur 5772 (2011) at Pleasantville Community Synagogue (Pleasantville, NY), and has since appeared in congregational newsletter...

A Prayer for Difficult People, by Rabbi Mark Sameth opensiddur.org?p=65785

YouTube video by American Jewish Historical Society Oor Neu Colossus-The New Colossus translated into Scots by Anne Shivas

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OAb...

The New Collosus | הַקּוֹלוֹסוּס הֶחָדָשׁ | דער נײער קאָלאסוס — a paean to the Shekhinah/"Mother of Exiles" by Emma Lazarus (1883) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This is the sonnet, "The New Collosus" (1883) by Emma Lazarus. Lazarus famously penned her sonnet in response to the waves of Russian-Jewish refugees seeking refuge in the Unites States of America as ...

Updating our resource page for Emma Lazarus's prayer-poem, The New Collossus, to include its Hebrew translation by Dr. Karen Alkalay-Gut opensiddur.org?p=20604 (Links to recordings of translations in 15 other languages including Persian, Igbo, Ukrainian, Arabic, Bengali, and Jamaican Patwa.)

מַֽהֲרוּ כׇּל־שָׁרִים | Maharu Kol Sharim — a pizmon on the parting of the Sea of Reeds with stanzas added in the Shirei Yisrael b-Erets ha-Qedem • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפ... This pizmon, signed with the name Moshe but of otherwise unclear attribution, is recited in the Sephardic communities of Rhodes and Istanbul (and nowadays in Seattle) before the open ark on Shabbat Sh...

מַֽהֲרוּ כׇּל־שָׁרִים | Maharu Kol Sharim — a pizmon on the parting of the Sea of Reeds with stanzas added in the Shirei Yisrael b-Erets ha-Qedem opensiddur.org?p=65743 (transcribed and translated by @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social)

אָשִֽׁירָה כְּשִׁירַת מֹשֶׁה | Ashira k-Shirat Moshe (Let me sing like the song of Moses) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ Ashira k-Shirat Moshe is a brief piyyut of uncertain origin, recited in Moroccan Jewish practice as an introduction to the Song of the Sea at the end of Zemirot on Shabbat Shirah and the seventh day o...

אָשִֽׁירָה כְּשִׁירַת מֹשֶׁה | Ashira k-Shirat Moshe (Let me sing like the song of Moses) opensiddur.org?p=65763 (translated by @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social)

יוֹם לְיַבָּשָׁה | Yom le-Yabashah (The Day On Which to Dry Land) — a geulah piyyut for the 7th day of Pesaḥ and Shabbat Shirah by Yehudah haLevi (early 12th c.) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְ... Originally written by Yehuda haLevi for the seventh day of Pesaḥ, Yom le-Yabasha — a celebration of the crossing of the red sea and the establishment of the covenant as signified by the circumcision a...

יוֹם לְיַבָּשָׁה | Yom le-Yabashah (The Day On Which to Dry Land) — a geulah piyyut for the 7th day of Pesaḥ and Shabbat Shirah by Yehudah haLevi (early 12th c.) opensiddur.org?p=65735 (translation and rhyming translation by @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social)

🌐 Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27th) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This is an archive of prayers composed for, or relevant to, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day on 27 January, the day of ...

Resources shared for 🌐 Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27th) opensiddur.org/index.php?ca...

יש מקומות שנהגו לבקש רחמים על האסור בבית האסורים כדרך הזה | A piyyut and mi sheberakh for captives, in a late medieval manuscript from France in the Braginsky Collection • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פּ... This prayer for captives, containing a piyyut followed by meaningful verses and a mi sheberakh, was transcribed by Dr. Yehoshua Granat (יהושע גרנט) from an unidentified manuscript produced in late med...

יש מקומות שנהגו לבקש רחמים על האסור בבית האסורים כדרך הזה | A piyyut and mi sheberakh for captives, in a late medieval manuscript from France in the Braginsky Collection opensiddur.org?p=65711

שִׁיר הַכָּבוֹד (אַנְעִים זְמִירוֹת)‏ | Shir haKavod (An’im Zemirot), attributed to Rabbi Yehudah he-Ḥasid of Regensburg (ca. 12th c.); translation by Israel Zangwill (1904) • the Open Siddur Project ... This is the Shir haKavod ("Hymn of Glory," also known by its incipit "An'im Zemirot") attributed to Rabbi Yehudah he-Ḥasid of Regensburg, included at the conclusion of the Shir haYiḥud (first attested...

שִׁיר הַכָּבוֹד (אַנְעִים זְמִירוֹת)‏ | Shir haKavod (An’im Zemirot), attributed to Rabbi Yehudah he-Ḥasid of Regensburg (ca. 12th c.); translation by Israel Zangwill (1904) opensiddur.org?p=65702

בִּסְעוּדָה הַזּוֹ | At this meal! – a piyyuṭ for the Passover seder translated by Rabbi Jonah Rank • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ A litany of mythical guests and creatures presenting at the Passover seder. . . .

Make sure to first compare it with opensiddur.org?p=24791

The Hebrew's Friday Night (After Burns), by Israel Zangwill (1903) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ "The Hebrew's Friday Night (After Burns)" was written by Israel Zangwill and first published in his collection of poetry, Blind Children (1903), pp. 114-116. . . .

The Hebrew’s Friday Night (After Burns), by Israel Zangwill (1903) opensiddur.org?p=65650

Sincerity, a prayer for authenticity and genuine honesty (CCAR 1923) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ "Sincerity" is the seventh prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 28-30. . . .

Sincerity, a prayer for authenticity and genuine honesty (CCAR 1923) opensiddur.org?p=65645

אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם (מנהג הספרדים במזרח)‏ | जो जगताचा स्वामि | Adōn Olam in Marathi translation by Jospeh Ezekiel Rajpurkar (1889) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ The piyyut, "Adon Olam" became popular in the 15th century and is often attributed to Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021–1058) and less often to Sherira Gaon (900-1001), or his son, Hai ben Sherira Gaon (939-1...

אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם (מנהג הספרדים במזרח)‏ | जो जगताचा स्वामि | Adōn Olam in Marathi translation by Jospeh Ezekiel Rajpurkar (1889) opensiddur.org?p=65626

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Robert S. Widom on 17 February 1970 • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 17 February 1970. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Robert S. Widom on 17 February 1970 opensiddur.org?p=54258

Rosh Ḥodesh Shəvat (שְׁבָט) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This is an archive of prayers and essays written for, or relevant to, Rosh Ḥodesh Sh’vat (also ‘Shevat’), the eleventh month in the Jewish calendar. Click here to contribute a prayer you have written ...

Resources shared for Rosh Ḥodesh Shəvat (שְׁבָט) opensiddur.org/index.php?ca...

Kav HaYashar 71:4 | Sefaria Library It has also been passed down to us through the writings and texts of earlier generations that even while a person is still alive his neshamah arouses his heart...

The crucial sourcetext undergirding this prescriptive teḥinah is Ḳav haYashar 71:8 by Tsvi Hirsch Kaidanover (ca. 1650–1712) www.sefaria.org/Kav_HaYashar...

Rejoice in Hashem, an entreaty to recognize happiness as an auspicious moment for prayer (CCAR 1923) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ "Rejoice in the Lord" is the sixth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 26-27. . . .

Rejoice in Hashem, an entreaty to recognize happiness as an auspicious moment for prayer (CCAR 1923) opensiddur.org?p=65620

🇺🇸 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Readings • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This is an archive of public readings prepared for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (a/k/a MLK Day), or for reading on the shabbat immediately preceding MLK Day. Click here to contribute a reading you have ...

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תְּפִלָּה לְהַצְלָחַת חַיִל הַמַּלְכָּה בְּאֶרֶץ כּוּשׁ | A Prayer for Her Majesty's Forces in the Sudan, by Rabbi Dr. Nathan Marcus Adler (1885) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפ... This prayer for the well-being of Her Majesty's military forces in the Sudan, was offered by chief rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler for use by the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire in the con...

תְּפִלָּה לְהַצְלָחַת חַיִל הַמַּלְכָּה בְּאֶרֶץ כּוּשׁ | A Prayer for Her Majesty’s Forces in the Sudan, by Rabbi Dr. Nathan Marcus Adler (1885) opensiddur.org?p=65606

Daily Revelation, a paraliturgical taḥanun (CCAR 1923) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ "Daily Revelation is found early on in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 19-21. Unfortunately, we do not yet know of a...

Daily Revelation, a paraliturgical taḥanun (CCAR 1923) opensiddur.org?p=65570

תפלה על מלחמה | Prayer for the time of War, by Rabbi Dr. Moses Gaster (30 September 1914) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ This prayer offered by Rabbi Dr. Moses Gaster, chief rabbi of the S&P Congregations of Britain on Yom Kippur, 30 September 1914 (10 Tishrei 5675), is found under the title, תפלה על מלחמה (Prayer for t...

תפלה על מלחמה | Prayer for the time of War, by Rabbi Dr. Moses Gaster (30 September 1914) opensiddur.org?p=65553

שִׁיר לְצִיּוֹן | Shir l'Tsiyōn — a hymn celebrating the reïfication of the Balfour Declaration at the culmination of the San Remo conference on 11 May 1920 by Rabbi Jacob Gerstein • the Open Siddur P... In this song written in Yiddish, Rabbi Gerstein celebrates the day of 11 May 1920, the date upon which determined the fate of the Ottoman Empire after World War Ⅰ was concluded and the Balfour Declara...

שִׁיר לְצִיּוֹן | Shir l’Tsiyōn — a hymn celebrating the reïfication of the Balfour Declaration at the culmination of the San Remo conference on 11 May 1920 by Rabbi Jacob Gerstein opensiddur.org?p=65501

מי שברך לעוסקות ועוסקים במלאכת תיעוד הפגיעות המיניות ומעשי הקינוסייד ב 7.10 | Mi sheBerakh (a protective prayer) for those documenting the atrocities of 7 October 2023 • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּר... This mi sheberakh prayer was offered by Rabbi Gila Caine for those reviewing and compiling the documentary evidence of the depraved violence committed by HAMA"S and its allies on 7 October 2023. . . .

מי שברך לעוסקות ועוסקים במלאכת תיעוד הפגיעות המיניות ומעשי הקינוסייד ב 7.10 | Mi sheBerakh (a protective prayer) for those documenting the atrocities of 7 October 2023 opensiddur.org?p=65492