Tag: siddur

New Military Siddur to be Released

The JTA reports that the Jewish Welfare Board will be releasing a new version of the military issue siddur during its annual conference this week. The current siddur was last revised in 1956 and is the only officially military issued siddur in use that can be ordered through the military supply system. Chaplains and lay leaders sometimes use off-the-shelf siddurim […]

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New Reform Siddur

For our Reform Jewish service members, the movement is due to release a new siddur (prayer book). Titled Mishkan T’Filah, it offers a number of significant differences with Gates of Prayer, with inclusion of both new prayers and prayers previously omitted. Reform Judaism has a significant challenge in that it has perhaps the most diverse range of literacy and practice […]

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