Word info

siddur

Noun

Meaning

siddur (plural siddurs or siddurim)

(Judaism) A prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

To Israel's faithful hosts in the past, as to its loyal sons and daughters of the present, the Siddur has been the gate to communion with their Father in Heaven; and, at the same time, it has been a mighty spiritual bond that unites them to their scattered brethren the world over. Joseph H. Hertz

It is therefore absent in traditions and prayer books less influenced by the Kabbalah (such as the Yemenite Baladi tradition), or those that opposed adding additional readings to the siddur based upon the Kabbalah (such as the Vilna Gaon ). Source: Internet

For example, Rabbi David Bar-Hayim of the Makhon Shilo institute has issued a siddur reflecting Eretz Yisrael practice as found in the Jerusalem Talmud and other sources. Source: Internet

Some of these theologies promote the idea that it is important to have a feminine characterisation of God within the siddur (Jewish prayerbook) and service. Source: Internet

And why place a stumbling block before Jews who wish to pray the words of the siddur in front of them? Source: Internet

As such, a special siddur has developed for just this period, known as a mahzor (also: machzor). Source: Internet

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