Pages of Joy
Our ongoing conversation with God.
Siddur
Israel
Dan N
My grandmother Irene N. bought it many years ago in Israel. It was in my father's home.
My father inherited it from his mother after she passed away. It has been a symbol of Judaism in our family for many years. We have kept it in our hearts forever.
Siddur
Vienna, Austria
Norman B.
This is the siddur that belonged to my great-great-great-uncle Ephraim, and my great-great-great-aunt Sarah. They used this prayerbook a lot and were emigrants from Russia to America. When my great grandfather came to America in 1921, he stayed with Ephraim and Sarah until he could manage on his own. On the second page of this siddur are the names and dates of death of some of my relatives, handwritten in Yiddish.
In the 1800's, almost all the Jews in Eastern Europe were religious. Most families had their own siddurs which they used to say their prayers. This was often the place where they wrote the names and death dates of their loved ones. They referred to those dates when saying Kaddish (the prayer for the dead) on the anniversary of their loved one's passing. This siddur connects us to our heritage through the prayers in the book, and through the names and dates our ancestors carefully wrote.
Siddur
Vienna, Austria
Mark S
My great-grandfather brought this Siddur to America when he emigrated from Europe. He gave it to my grandfather who gave it to my father, Mark S.
We are a Jewish family whose ancestors emigrated from Eastern Europe. This siddur was used by our family to help them observe the Jewish faith even though at times it was difficult to do so because of persecution and travel. It is very old and has been passed down the generations from my great-grandfather.
Siddur
Tel Aviv, Israel
Stacy H
My great-grandmother, Rhea Roth, visited Israel around 1969. On this her first trip to Israel she purchased the siddur which she gave to my grandfather Louis Roth who passed it down to his daughter Stacy.
It is significant to us because it was used personally by members of my family, and passed down from generation to generation.