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siddur

prayerbook, shofar and stringed instrument
Posted inReligion

The Kitchen’s new siddur blends Ashkenazi and Sephardic liturgy, a first

by Dan Pine September 29, 2025September 30, 2025

Though founded less than 15 years ago, San Francisco congregation The Kitchen has already produced three editions of its in-house Shabbat prayerbook. The latest version, simply titled “Siddur for Shabbat,” […]

The author's 101-year-old family siddur. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
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My grandpa’s 101-year-old time-traveling siddur

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 8, 2025May 9, 2025
The Birnbaum machzor, first published in 1951, remained a staple of Orthodox synagogues despite a bounty of competitors. (Photo/JTA-Open Siddur Project)
Posted inReligion

Why this High Holiday prayer book is still going strong after 70 years

Yosef Lindell by Yosef Lindell and JTA August 31, 2021August 31, 2021
The V'ahavta page of Siddur Masorti: An Egalitarian Səfaradi Siddur. (siddurmasorti.com)
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3 Hanukkah gifts for the liturgy lover in your life

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 10, 2019December 17, 2019

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