tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post4677456877074316955..comments2024-03-10T21:49:37.789-04:00Comments on Adventures in Mama-Land: Snazzy new siddur… a first glance at Koren SacksTziviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-84969845448348623372012-05-08T13:02:42.921-04:002012-05-08T13:02:42.921-04:00Haven't seen it... one issue I had with the ol...Haven't seen it... one issue I had with the old Conservative Shabbat/Yom Tov siddur was that it omitted the English translation of the Shabbat Mussaf sacrifices, perhaps because it was distasteful and antiquated to readers. As a Conservative siddur, Sim Shalom probably includes the bracha "she-asani b'tzalmo" in the morning brachot instead of the traditional male/female brachot. And I suspect that other changes have been made to the English (though perhaps not the corresponding Hebrew) in order to express a greater political correctness.Tziviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-12955001350279582962012-05-07T12:52:03.352-04:002012-05-07T12:52:03.352-04:00What do you think of the Sim Shalom siddur?What do you think of the Sim Shalom siddur?Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-17588272142406249982010-04-20T19:10:15.923-04:002010-04-20T19:10:15.923-04:00Let's be clear: I'm not talking about str...Let's be clear: I'm not talking about street Hebrew. <br /><br />When in Israel, I have already resolved to REALLY speak it (not like the yeshiva classmate of YM's who said "ANi ROItzeh LIknois taPUchim.")<br /><br />Yet - for tefillah and Torah study, it's more nuanced. Lots of people in Israel daven & learn Ashkenazi-style, but in the shuk, their Hebrew is lashon medinat Yisrael.<br /><br />Maybe it's like locusts. There are some Jews, perfectly good Jews, who have a tradition to eat them. Yet I never would. <br /><br />Is that any more divisive than watching Jews eating popcorn on Pesach without joining in?<br /><br />They know (I hope) that I don't think any less of them, and hopefully they don't think I'm an idiot for avoiding beans-which-are-definitely-not-grains (though some probably do).<br /><br />Just another facet of eilu v'eilu divrei Elokim chayim.Tziviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828930310967808828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153604.post-13941561725795098012010-04-20T18:05:29.716-04:002010-04-20T18:05:29.716-04:00As you know, I fall on the other side of the pronu...As you know, I fall on the other side of the pronunciation debate... I do feel that now that Hebrew is a living, breathing language, the use (and moreso, the teaching) of Ashkenazi pronunciation creates another barrier between Jews of different walks. Many Israelis have no clue what Ashkenazi Jews are talking about with some of the pronunciations... JMO.<br /><br />Thanks for a thoughtful review!decemberbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088233282015307702noreply@blogger.com