Cantillized readings in English – the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ: Recent Episodes
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A digital font integrating Masoretic Hebrew cantillation marks in languages presented in Latin scripts. . . .
The post Trōpifying English and other Latin Script Language Readings with Masoretic Hebrew cantillation marks (t’amim, trōp) was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
A Megillah reading of Rūt (Ruth) with English translation, transtropilized. . . .
The post מגילת רות | Megillat Rūt: Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
The haftarah reading for the first day of Shavuot, in English translation, transtropilized. . . .
The post Haftarah Reading for the First Day of Shavuot (Ezekiel 1:1-28 & 3:12): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
The haftarah reading for Parashat Ḥayyei Sarah, in English translation, transtropilized. . . .
The post Haftarah Reading for Parashat Ḥayyei Sarah (1 Kings 1:1-31): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
The haftarah reading for Shemini Atseret, in English translation, transtropilized. . . .
The post Haftarah Reading for Shemini Atseret (1 Kings 8:54-9:1): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
A Torah reading of Parashat Qedoshim in English translation, transtropilized. . . .
The post Torah Reading for Parashat Qedoshim (Leviticus 18:1-20:27): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
A Torah reading of Parashat Yitro in English translation, transtropilized. . . .
The post Torah Reading for Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:22): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
As we prepare to observe Tishah b'Av and commemorate the destruction of Jerusalem that led to the exile of the Jewish people for centuries to come, we are acutely aware that we find ourselves in the midst of the worst refugee crisis in recorded history, with more than 68 million people displaced worldwide. Given these extraordinary numbers, the continued attacks on asylum and the refugee resettlement program in the United States over the last eighteen months are even more inhumane. Of course, we know that the proverbial 10th of Av will come, and we will rise up from our mourning with renewed resolve to support refugees and asylum seekers. First, though, we take time to dwell fully in the mourning demanded by the 9th of Av. We fervently lament the many cruel actions this administration has taken to limit the ability of refugees and asylum seekers to seek safety in our country, and we mourn for lives destroyed and lives lost. . . .
The post איכה פרק ו׳ | Lamentations “chapter 6” in cantilized English, a supplement to public readings of Eikhah by HIAS (2018) was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
Purim affirms Esther’s stand against official silencing, abuse of power, misogyny and anti-Semitism. At first an outsider, Queen Esther used her insider power to reveal and thwart official hatred that threatened Jewish life and safety. We celebrate one woman’s courageous cunning to right grievous wrongs within corrupt systems. The archetype of heroic woman standing against hatred continues to call out every society still wrestling with official misogyny, power abuses and silencing. For every official silencing and every threat to equality and freedom, may we all live the lesson of Esther and all who stand in her shoes: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” . . .
The post Nevertheless She Persisted: A Modern Esther Tribute for Purim and Women’s History Month, by Rabbi David Evan Markus (2018) was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.
In 2017, Rabbi David Evan Markus prepared the end of Dr. King's famous speech read at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (August 28, 1963) with trope (t'amim, cantillation). The following year on Facebook he shared a recording of the reading hosted on Soundcloud. Rabbi Markus writes, "This weekend at Temple Beth El of City Island, I offered the end of Dr. King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, which I set to haftarah trope because I hold Dr. King to be a prophet. When my community applauded, I offered President Obama's response, 'Don't clap: vote.' And do more than vote: organize, donate, volunteer, help, heal, advocate. Only then, in Dr. King's words quoting Isaiah 40:5, will 'all flesh see it together.'" . . .
The post Haftarah for MLK Shabbat: “I have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963), cantillated by Rabbi David Evan Markus was made possible through the beneficence of our donors on patreon. You too can support the Open Siddur Project.