Siddur facts for kids
Nusach Ashkenaz Siddur prayer book from Irkutsk, Russia, printed in 1918
A siddur (Hebrew: סדור) is a Jewish prayer book. It has a set order of a list of Jewish prayers and blessings.
"Siddurs", which come from a Hebrew root meaning "order", have a very long history and so they can be found in a number of versions in different streams in Judaism.
Images for kids
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The oldest Siddur in the world. From the 9th century
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A siddur created on the occasion of a wedding in 1971, Oświęcim. Collection of the Auschwitz Jewish Center
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1803 Sephardic prayer book, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland’s collection.
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Kol Haneshamah: Shabbat Vehagim
See also
In Spanish: Sidur para niños
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