Hello! The only Siddur I own is from my bar-mitzvah. And now that I am an adult, I want to find both a Siddur and Tanakh that mean a lot and resonate with me, even just down to the font size and cover. For context I’m a young artist in Chicago so I want something cool!
I really like the Passover books that have little anecdotes, interpretations, and historical things in them, but I also wonder if that might feel a bit annoying, to always see Bob Dylan on page 45 for example haha. So I’m not sure yet if that’s what I want in a Tanakh and Siddur but I would love to see all sorts of options out there.
I want to check a wide variety out, but here are some things that are important to me:
-English translation in addition to Hebrew with vowels.
-Something I could bring to Shabbat, Minyan etc. that has everything I need in it.
-Some interpretations/talmud-esque stuff that helps kick-start a more modern interpretation.’
-Full-sized book or slightly smaller, not a tiny pocket-sized book. Proabbblyyy hardcover so it doesnt get ruined.
Here are some things that are a plus:
-Cool artwork by Jewish artists in it would be very cool.
-Beautiful cover is a plus, beautiful font style is a plus
Also, just to clarify- most siddurs will be compatible with typical Shabbat, Minyans and have basically the normal prayers people say right? Also, for holidays like Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashana, Passover, do typical Siddurs contain everything for those services too?
It’s fun and interesting actually trying to know this stuff for myself as an adult instead of just relying on everyone else to have this knowledge. I feel very excited to continue the tradition and beautiful legacy of Judaism and to stay connected to and honor my roots in the diaspora.
Thanks everyone and Shabbat Shalom!
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