{"title":"Sifrei Kodesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverything for a life of learning and tefila, in Hebrew. Our sifrei kodesh span Shas and Gemara, Chumash and Tanach, and siddurim, machzorim, and Tehillim, in the classic editions and beautiful new printings for the beit midrash, the shul, and your home.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yom-kippur-childrens-machzor-hebrew-english","title":"Yom Kippur Children’s Machzor (Hebrew-English)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNoam Zimmerman’s original clay sculptures enhance the prayer’s passages by acting as a visual aid to the text. The imagery in this Yom Kippur prayer book is particularly meaningful to children because they were created from the perspective of a the artist, who is a child. Jewish and universal themes from the Yom Kippur prayer service such as the sound of the Shofar, Divine mercy, sacrifice, the temple, sin, repentence, prayer and charity are represented in a way that is endearing and intreguing to adults as well as children. Every child will now be able to better understand the meaning and essence of this holy day celebrated by Jews throughout the world. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Noam Zimmerman, age 14, lives in Kfar Adumim in Israel. She has been engaging in the art of “fimo”, or clay sculpting, for over four years. The original publication of this machzor was given as a gift at her Bat Mitzvah celebration; Zimmerman worked on the project for over nine months. “In order to connect to the prayers and understand them on Yom Kippur… In order to feel the words and tune the heart to the sanctity of the day, I have made these clay images that reflect passages from the prayer.” – Noam Zimmerman, Age 14 July, 2006 Here are samples of the Yom Kippur Prayers included in this prayer book Evening Prayer - Maariv Kol Nidrei May all the people of Israel be forgiven, including all the strangers who live in their midst, for all the people are at fault. Please forgive the iniquities of this people, according to Your abundant kindness, even as You have forgiven this people ever since they left Egypt. The Lord said: “I pardon them as you have asked.” Confession - Viduy We have acted treasonably, aggressively and slanderously. We have acted brazenly, viciously and fraudulently. Our God, act for Your own sake, not ours; look at our condition, how low and destitute we are. Bring healing to a drifted leaf; have compassion on man who is mere dust and ashes. From the Piyutim recited after Maariv As helm in the hand of the seaman, who handles or abandons it at will, so are we in Your hand, gracious God; heed Your pact, heed not the Accuser. Morning Prayer Shacharit Extol the Lord with a harp; sing to Him with a ten-string lyre: Sing to Him a new song; skillfully play sounds of jubilation. We are Your Congregation and You are our Destiny; we are Your sheep and You are our Shepherd; we are Your vineyard and You are our Watchman; we are Your work and You are our Creator; we are Your faithful and You are our Beloved. Our Father Our King - Avinu Malkeinu Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You. Our Father, our King, tear up the evil sentence decreed against us. Our Father, our King, fill our storehouses with plenty. Our Father, our King, have compassion on us, on our children and our infants. Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, though we have no merits; deal charitably and kindly with us and save us. Additional Holiday Prayer - Mussaf Unetaneh Tokef Kedushat Hayom Let us tell how utterly holy this day is and how awe-inspiring. It is the day when Your dominion shall be exalted, Your throne shall be established on mercy, and You shall occupy it in truth. It is true that You are judge and arbiter, discerner and witness, inscribing and recording all forgotten things. You open the book of records and it reads itself; every man’s signature is contained in it. The great shofar is sounded; a gentle whisper is heard; the angels, quaking with fear, declare: “The day of judgment is here to bring the hosts of heaven to justice!” Indeed, even they are not guiltless in Your sight. All mankind passes before You like a flock of sheep. As a shepherd seeks out his flock, making his sheep pass under his rod, so do You make all the living souls pass before You; You count and number Your creatures, fixing their lifetime and inscribing their destiny. But repentance, prayer and charity annul the severity of the decree. But repentance, prayer and charity annul the severity of the decree. But repentance, prayer and charity annul the severity of the decree. He is like a broken clay pot, withered grass a flower that fades, a shadow that passes, a cloud that vanishes, a breeze that blows, dust that floats and a dream that flies away. The Temple Service - Seder Haavodah For his sake You made the covenant of the rainbow as a statute, and in Your loving regard of his savory offering, You blessed his children. You gave him twelve tribes, beloved of the exalted G-d; they were called “loved ones” from their very birth. A forehead-plate, a robe, a breastplate, an ephod, a tunic, linen breeches, a turban and a sash. He was then given the golden vestments which he put on; he sanctified his hands and feet from a golden pitcher. Arousing within himself feelings of reverence, he entered the Holy of Holies, and when he reached the Ark, he set down the fire-pan between the staves of the Ark. He transferred all the incense from the ladle into his hands, put it on the glowing coals to the west side and waited there until the Holy of Holies became filled with smoke. He hastened and took the blood of the bullock from the stand whereon he had placed it, dipped his finger in the blood... and sprinkled from it upon the curtain... And thus he would count: One! One and one; one and two; one and three; one and four; one and five; one and six; one and seven! When the priests and the people standing in the Temple court heard God’s glorious and revered Name clearly expressed by the high priest with holiness and purity, they fell on their knees, prostrated themselves and worshiped; they fell upon their faces and responded: Blessed be the name of His glorious majesty forever and ever. …and he took off the golden vestments. His own garments were brought to him and he put them on; and they accompanied him to his house. He would celebrate a festive day for his coming out from the Holy of Holies in peace. How glorious indeed was the high priest when he safely left the holy of holies! Like the clearest canopy of heaven was the countenance of the priest. Like lightning flashing from benign angels was the countenance of the priest. Like the purest blue of the four fringes was the countenance of the priest. Like the wondrous rainbow of the bright cloud was the countenance of the priest. Like the splendor G-d gave the first creatures was the countenance of the priest. Like the rose in a beautiful garden was the countenance of the priest. Afternoon Prayer Make our sins white as snow and wool, as it is written: Come now, let us reason together—says the Lord— even if your sins will be as scarlet, they will become white as snow; even if they will be red as crimson, they will become [white] as wool. Ne’ila (Concluding) Prayer Open for us the gate of prayer, even at the closing of the gate, even now that the day has declined. When the day declines into sunset, let us enter into Your gates. Almighty King… O G-d, who instructed us to recite the thirteen divine qualities, remember, in our favor, the covenant of the thirteen qualities, as You revealed them to gentle Moses... Then the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed: Hashem, Hashem, G-d, Compassionate and Gracious, Slow to anger and Abundant in Kindness and Truth. Preserver of kindness for thousands of generations, Forgiver of iniquity, willful sin, and error, and Who cleanses. And seal all Your people of the covenant for a happy life. May we and all Israel Your people be remembered and sealed before You in the book of life and blessing, peace and prosperity, for a happy life and for peace. Shema Yisrael Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Three times: Blessed be the name of his glorious majesty forever and ever. Seven times: The Lord is God! The shofar is sounded once. Next year in Jerusalem! Reviews: The concepts, significance, and traditions associated with Yom Kippur can be difficult for children to understand. A new book, the Yom Kippur Children's Machzor serves as both an educational and inspirational text that will help to introduce the Yom Kippur Machzor (holiday prayer book) to young children. This Machzor includes extracts drawn from the Machzor HaMikdash for Yom Kippur, which highlight important concepts and prayers. The text is presented in vowelized Hebrew along with an English translation of the text. By far, however, the focus of this book is on the illustrations... The Yom Kippur Childrens Machzor is illustrated with clay images that were designed and sculpted by Noam Zimmerman, using Fimo, a polymer clay that you can harden in a household oven. Zimmerman, who lives in Kfar Adumin, Israel, comes from an Orthodox family and she created these clay creations as part of her Bat Mitzvah project. The sculptures used to illustrate this text range from faceless figures in prayer to sheep, flowers, and architectural elements. The sculptures are extremely detailed and engaging to look at. In all, this project took her nine months to complete. The clay sculptures are not mere illustrations. Rather they serve to give a visual representation to the emotions, concepts, and traditions contained within the prayers of the Yom Kippur Machzor. Yom Kippur Childrens Machzor is a wonderfully innovative prayer book for young children, whose illustrations will delight and inspire the entire family! Anna Dogole The Jewish Eye September 12, 2006\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noam Zimmerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54336159514934,"sku":"g362 \/ 362-8","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2092\/2422\/files\/i4950.14918.jpg?v=1785303740"},{"product_id":"yom-kippur-childrens-machzor-hebrew","title":"Yom Kippur Children’s Machzor (Hebrew)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNoam Zimmerman’s original clay sculptures enhance the prayer’s passages by acting as a visual aid to the text. The imagery in this Yom Kippur prayer book is particularly meaningful to children because they were created from the perspective of a the artist, who is a child. Jewish and universal themes from the Yom Kippur prayer service such as the sound of the Shofar, Divine mercy, sacrifice, the temple, sin, repentence, prayer and charity are represented in a way that is endearing and intreguing to adults as well as children. Every child will now be able to better understand the meaning and essence of this holy day celebrated by Jews throughout the world. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Noam Zimmerman, age 14, lives in Kfar Adumim in Israel. She has been engaging in the art of “fimo”, or clay sculpting, for over four years. The original publication of this machzor was given as a gift at her Bat Mitzvah celebration; Zimmerman worked on the project for over nine months. “In order to connect to the prayers and understand them on Yom Kippur… In order to feel the words and tune the heart to the sanctity of the day, I have made these clay images that reflect passages from the prayer.” – Noam Zimmerman, Age 14 July, 2006 Here are samples of the Yom Kippur Prayers included in this prayer book Evening Prayer - Maariv Kol Nidrei May all the people of Israel be forgiven, including all the strangers who live in their midst, for all the people are at fault. Please forgive the iniquities of this people, according to Your abundant kindness, even as You have forgiven this people ever since they left Egypt. The Lord said: “I pardon them as you have asked.” Confession - Viduy We have acted treasonably, aggressively and slanderously. We have acted brazenly, viciously and fraudulently. Our God, act for Your own sake, not ours; look at our condition, how low and destitute we are. Bring healing to a drifted leaf; have compassion on man who is mere dust and ashes. From the Piyutim recited after Maariv As helm in the hand of the seaman, who handles or abandons it at will, so are we in Your hand, gracious God; heed Your pact, heed not the Accuser. Morning Prayer Shacharit Extol the Lord with a harp; sing to Him with a ten-string lyre: Sing to Him a new song; skillfully play sounds of jubilation. We are Your Congregation and You are our Destiny; we are Your sheep and You are our Shepherd; we are Your vineyard and You are our Watchman; we are Your work and You are our Creator; we are Your faithful and You are our Beloved. Our Father Our King - Avinu Malkeinu Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You. Our Father, our King, tear up the evil sentence decreed against us. Our Father, our King, fill our storehouses with plenty. Our Father, our King, have compassion on us, on our children and our infants. Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, though we have no merits; deal charitably and kindly with us and save us. Additional Holiday Prayer - Mussaf Unetaneh Tokef Kedushat Hayom Let us tell how utterly holy this day is and how awe-inspiring. It is the day when Your dominion shall be exalted, Your throne shall be established on mercy, and You shall occupy it in truth. It is true that You are judge and arbiter, discerner and witness, inscribing and recording all forgotten things. You open the book of records and it reads itself; every man’s signature is contained in it. The great shofar is sounded; a gentle whisper is heard; the angels, quaking with fear, declare: “The day of judgment is here to bring the hosts of heaven to justice!” Indeed, even they are not guiltless in Your sight. All mankind passes before You like a flock of sheep. 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He was then given the golden vestments which he put on; he sanctified his hands and feet from a golden pitcher. Arousing within himself feelings of reverence, he entered the Holy of Holies, and when he reached the Ark, he set down the fire-pan between the staves of the Ark. He transferred all the incense from the ladle into his hands, put it on the glowing coals to the west side and waited there until the Holy of Holies became filled with smoke. He hastened and took the blood of the bullock from the stand whereon he had placed it, dipped his finger in the blood... and sprinkled from it upon the curtain... And thus he would count: One! One and one; one and two; one and three; one and four; one and five; one and six; one and seven! 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Like the splendor G-d gave the first creatures was the countenance of the priest. Like the rose in a beautiful garden was the countenance of the priest. Afternoon Prayer Make our sins white as snow and wool, as it is written: Come now, let us reason together—says the Lord— even if your sins will be as scarlet, they will become white as snow; even if they will be red as crimson, they will become [white] as wool. Ne’ila (Concluding) Prayer Open for us the gate of prayer, even at the closing of the gate, even now that the day has declined. When the day declines into sunset, let us enter into Your gates. Almighty King… O G-d, who instructed us to recite the thirteen divine qualities, remember, in our favor, the covenant of the thirteen qualities, as You revealed them to gentle Moses... Then the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed: Hashem, Hashem, G-d, Compassionate and Gracious, Slow to anger and Abundant in Kindness and Truth. 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The Book of Leviticus, the third of this five - volume set to be published, contains the Hebrew Massoretic text, a vocalized text of Onkelos and Rashi, Haphtarot in Hebrew with an English translation from the Aramaic Targumim, a scholarly appendix, and a “Beyond the Text” exploration of biblical themes. About the authors: Israel Drazin is the author of seven books, five of which are on Targum Onkelos. He was the first scholar to recognize that the Targum took hundreds of items from the Tannaitic Midrashim-those that were edited around 400 C.E.-and even incorporated many words found in these Midrashim in his translation. He was able, therefore, to date the Targum Onkelos around 400 C.E., a period much later than is widely accepted, because of the Targum’s reliance upon these Midrashim. Dr. Drazin received a number of rabbinic ordinations, and earned a B.A. in theology, an M.Ed. in Psychology, an M.A. in Hebrew literature, a J.D. in law and a Ph.D. in Aramaic literature. 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Critic Reviews: “An enormous labor, presenting vast quantities of information, handsomely designed, user friendly and an important reference for years to come.” Intermountain Jewish News June 2006 “Learn why the sages mandated the weekly reading of Onkelos and why Rashi cites him so often.” Jewishcolorado.org March 2006 See a full discussion about this title on Dan Rabinowitz's Seforim weblog. 'The Gefen edition is very clearly printed and notated in both Hebrew and English, making it very easy to find a particular reference. On the upper right-hand page is the vocalized Hebrew text, which is printed across the full page width. Below the Biblical text is a vocalized text of the commentary by Rashi. On the left hand page, is the vocalized text of Onkelos, occupying about a third of the page's width. The volume also contains the haphtorot associated with each chapter, thus making the book ideal for use in synagogue on Shabbat. In the English translation of Onkelos the authors have printed in bold type, words, phrases or sentences that they wish to comment or elucidate. In addition, at the end of each chapter the authors have added additional notes. Yet further explanations can also be found in the appendix and these explanations are referenced in the general running commentary.' -An Isranet Book Review by Edgar Asher 'Even in the context of modern Christian philo-Semitism, a new translation of a rather specialized Hebrew classic like Onkelos, being marketed by an Israeli publisher to American Christians, is a novelty. Yet that's just what Gefen Publishing House in Jerusalem has set out to do with the release of Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text: Exodus (Feb.). Onkelos was a Roman aristocrat and convert to Judaism who lived just after Jesus (circa 35-120 AD). His Aramaic translation of the Pentateuch is printed in every traditional version of the Torah. In Gefen's handsome new volume and the four to follow (completing the Torah's five books), Dr. Israel Drazin and Rabbi Stanley M. Wagner translate Onkelos into modern English and supply detailed commentary on the 10,000 or so meaningful deviations the ancient translator made from the original Scriptural text. Speaking to RBL, Rabbi Drazin noted as a sign of the times the popularity of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, with its Aramaic dialogue. Will contemporary Christians pay $29.95 to read a translation from the language Jesus spoke? 'Since 1965, there has been an absolute transformation in Christian attitudes toward Judaism,' Drazin said. That year the Second Vatican Council issued Nostra Aetate which, he said, declared 'that Judaism should not be considered truncated with the birth of Christianity. That launched a search for their Jewish roots on the part of many thoughtful Christians,' both Catholic and Protestant. Gefen publisher Ilan Greenfield said, 'We were definitely thinking of the Christian market from the beginning, a market that is very much a Bible-studying market. We see that in the Christian pilgrims who come to Israel.' Two Christian stores near Buffalo, N.Y., Kairos and Bender's, surprised Greenfield by making orders of 12 and 30 books respectively—two or three times the number he would expect from a Jewish bookstore for the same title. Gefen, which is publishing 3,000 copies to begin with, is in negotiation with a U.S. Christian publisher, New Leaf Press, to distribute Onkelos here. But Christians who read the book might be in for some surprises. As Rabbi Drazin explained, Onkelos casts a light on the proper translation of texts elsewhere in the Bible. Thus in rendering Exodus 2:8, the ancient translator refers to Moses' sister Miriam as an almah, which Onkelos translates as 'girl.' The word is significant to Christians because Isaiah 7:14 speaks of an almah who 'will become pregnant and bear a son' a verse that Christians, rendering almah as 'virgin,' understand as referring to the Virgin Birth. 'We would love to reach all the Christian Bible schools,' said Greenfield. But in Onkelos, will they love all of what they find?' - David Klinghoffer, Religion BookLine Publishers Weekly, February 22 2006 Reader Reviews: 'Unfortunately, Onkelos is not always appreciated as the great interpreter he was; Indeed, every translator is also an interpreter, but no translation of the Bible has the depth and authority that comes with the interpretation of Onkelos. We are all greatly indebted to Rabbi Wagner and Rabbi Drazin for having opened up Onkelos to the English reading public.' - Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Chief Rabbi of Efrat, Dean of Ohr Torah Institutions “At last, the English speaking world will be able to understand why our Sages mandated the weekly reading of Onkelos and why it is imperative for us today to understand Torah through the eyes of the most accepted and popular translator of the Bible in Jewish history.” -Rabbi Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi of Israel “It is a pleasure to recommend with enthusiasm this new volume… a historic translation which is more exegesis than ordinary translation. Rabbis Drazin and Wagner have added an important volume for all those who want to take Torah seriously.” -Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, President Yeshiva University 'A lucid, readable, and enlightening translation of the classic Aramaic Targum Onkelos, which has traditionally been an essential companion to the reading of Torah. 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On the upper right-hand page is the vocalized Hebrew text, which is printed across the full page width. Below the Biblical text is a vocalized text of the commentary by Rashi. On the left hand page, is the vocalized text of Onkelos, occupying about a third of the page's width. The volume also contains the haphtorot associated with each chapter, thus making the book ideal for use in synagogue on Shabbat. In the English translation of Onkelos the authors have printed in bold type, words, phrases or sentences that they wish to comment or elucidate. In addition, at the end of each chapter the authors have added additional notes. Yet further explanations can also be found in the appendix and these explanations are referenced in the general running commentary.' -An Isranet Book Review by Edgar Asher 'Even in the context of modern Christian philo-Semitism, a new translation of a rather specialized Hebrew classic like Onkelos, being marketed by an Israeli publisher to American Christians, is a novelty. Yet that's just what Gefen Publishing House in Jerusalem has set out to do with the release of Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text: Exodus (Feb.). Onkelos was a Roman aristocrat and convert to Judaism who lived just after Jesus (circa 35-120 AD). His Aramaic translation of the Pentateuch is printed in every traditional version of the Torah. In Gefen's handsome new volume and the four to follow (completing the Torah's five books), Dr. Israel Drazin and Rabbi Stanley M. Wagner translate Onkelos into modern English and supply detailed commentary on the 10,000 or so meaningful deviations the ancient translator made from the original Scriptural text. Speaking to RBL, Rabbi Drazin noted as a sign of the times the popularity of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, with its Aramaic dialogue. Will contemporary Christians pay $29.95 to read a translation from the language Jesus spoke? 'Since 1965, there has been an absolute transformation in Christian attitudes toward Judaism,' Drazin said. That year the Second Vatican Council issued Nostra Aetate which, he said, declared 'that Judaism should not be considered truncated with the birth of Christianity. That launched a search for their Jewish roots on the part of many thoughtful Christians,' both Catholic and Protestant. Gefen publisher Ilan Greenfield said, 'We were definitely thinking of the Christian market from the beginning, a market that is very much a Bible-studying market. We see that in the Christian pilgrims who come to Israel.' Two Christian stores near Buffalo, N.Y., Kairos and Bender's, surprised Greenfield by making orders of 12 and 30 books respectively—two or three times the number he would expect from a Jewish bookstore for the same title. Gefen, which is publishing 3,000 copies to begin with, is in negotiation with a U.S. Christian publisher, New Leaf Press, to distribute Onkelos here. But Christians who read the book might be in for some surprises. As Rabbi Drazin explained, Onkelos casts a light on the proper translation of texts elsewhere in the Bible. Thus in rendering Exodus 2:8, the ancient translator refers to Moses' sister Miriam as an almah, which Onkelos translates as 'girl.' The word is significant to Christians because Isaiah 7:14 speaks of an almah who 'will become pregnant and bear a son' a verse that Christians, rendering almah as 'virgin,' understand as referring to the Virgin Birth. 'We would love to reach all the Christian Bible schools,' said Greenfield. But in Onkelos, will they love all of what they find?' - David Klinghoffer, Religion BookLine Publishers Weekly, February 22 2006 Reader Reviews: 'Unfortunately, Onkelos is not always appreciated as the great interpreter he was; Indeed, every translator is also an interpreter, but no translation of the Bible has the depth and authority that comes with the interpretation of Onkelos. 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