Limmud Seattle 2018 and 2019 presenter Al Maimon discusses the siddur: Avodat Hashana, Kehilat Yaackov, published in Belgrade in 1904. By studying the prayers and texts, as well as the essays included, the siddur sheds light on the culture and attitudes of the time. The inclusion of a prayer to be said in the middle of the night reveals an often forgotten practice of Tikkun Chatzot. The inclusion of the apocrypha Megilat Antiochus and Ma’ase Yehudit are accompanied by an essay by the author Yaackov Moshe Chai Altaratz about the presence of Jewish heroes and heroines throughout history. The Jewish history of the Belgrade community, specifically communal taxation and chevrot, as well as Altaratz’s background are also discussed. Interview by Tamar Libicki