In this lost episode of Hebrew Voices #165 - Open Siddur Project, Dr. Nehemia Gordon interviews Aharon Varady of the Open Siddur Project, a free database of Jewish prayers. They discuss the difference between spontaneous prayer and liturgy, the concept of learning from everyone, and the problem of source attribution in Judaism.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:05 What is the Open Siddur Project?04:13 The power of prayer08:38 Liberating prayers15:43 God directing our lips20:03 Liturgy in contrast35:45 The essence of the Open Siddur Project42:30 Liturgy as a container for identity51:11 Open Source in Judaism55:51 Outro

VERSES MENTIONEDPirkei Avot 4:1 (Mishnah)Hosea 14:2-4Psalm 51Isaiah 6Genesis 20Isaiah 55Pirkei Avot 6:6 (Mishnah)Esther 2:22

RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices #163 – Treasures of the Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 1Support Team Study - Treasures of a Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 2

OTHER LINKSThe Open Siddur ProjectThe Open Siddur Web ApplicationA Historical Map of Jewish Liturgical Influence and Variation‘Make yourself into a maqom hefker’: Primary sources on open-source in Judaism (“Dimus Parrhesia”)