The Koren Sacks Siddur is an inspiring Hebrew/English Jewish prayerbook. The siddur marks the culmination of years of rabbinic scholarship, exemplifies the tradition of textual accuracy and innovative graphic design of the renowned Koren Publishers Jerusalem publishing house, and offers an illuminating translation, introduction, and commentary by one of the world's leading Jewish thinkers, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks. Modern orthodox halakhic guides to daily, Shabbat, and holiday prayers supplement the traditional text. Prayers for the State of Israel, its soldiers, and national holidays, and for the American government and its military reinforce the siddur's contemporary relevance. Personal (Yerushalayim) size, Ashkenaz, with dark slate Skivertex hardcover binding. Ideal for daily or weekly personal use.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A welcome siddur:
Have you ever wondered why almost every orthodox shul seems to use the Artscroll siddur, even though it has instructions and very right wing commentary that the congregation may not agree with? If so, you will almost certainly appreciate the Koren Sacks siddur. It is a traditional siddur. It has an excellent introduction section about prayer, it uses two slightly different excellent fonts, some actually pretty typesetting, and it differentiates kamatz gadol and kamatz katan, and shva na and shva nach. (if... more info
An Awesome Siddur:
Looking for a Siddur(Jewish Prayerbook)? I own the "Artscroll" Hebrew/English Siddur (2 sizes); the "Siddur Eit Ratzon (Hebrew English);" a pocket size Hebrew/English Siddur published in 1950 by the Brooklyn Publishing Company (now defunct), and have read many Siddurim (Prayerbooks). I recently purchased the Koren Sacks Hebrew/English Siddur (Orthodox Union)(personal size), and I can honestly say it puts the others to shame. Not only is the hard cover beautiful, but the most important part, the inside, is... more info
Beautiful Orthodox siddur:
This siddur is beautiful to look at--the typefaces are very nice, and it is nicely bound. The inclusion of the liturgies for Israel Independence Day and Jerusalem Day is a plus that sets this siddur apart from other Orthodox siddurim available in the United States.
Reasons for making this the Siddur I davvan with each day:
As someone who davvans each day with Rinnat Yisrael and has too davvaned with Artscroll I am considering changing to the this new Sacks Koren Siddur. Even if I do not I would recommend it most highly. It has a truly insightful introduction by Rabbi Sacks on the subject of Jewish prayer. He provides wonderful new insights in showing how Prayer is an essential human and Jewish activity. He tells the story of Jewish prayer historically. The two elements that of individual spontaneous prayer which has its... more info
