Holding you tenderly
I open you with care.
The prayers and Hebrew
of my youth
both ancient and familiar
yet fresh, new, unfolding with light.
Each letter, each word, each phrase
holding magic and mystery.
Letters dancing, swirling,
flying off the page.
I delight in you
for you connect me
to what was, is, and will be.
You are the tendons that bind the muscles
to the bones of our people.
The precious bones of our ancestors,
that sing to us and comfort us at night.
We cling to you and guard you safely.
SiddurLit. Order of prayers. The prayer book.–SederLit. Order. The festive meal conducted on Passover night, in a specific order with specific rituals to symbolize aspects of the Exodus from Egypt. It is conducted following the haggadah, a book for this purpose. Additionally, there an ancient tradition to have a seder on Rosh Hashanah, which has been practiced in particular by Sephardi communities. This seder involves the blessing and eating of simanim, or symbolic foods. The mystics of Sefat also created a seder for Tu B'shvat, the new year of the trees. –order
Your dancing words
ground me
And let me soar higher and higher.
My precious Siddur–
I guard you with love.
