Description
This is the first volume of brin solomon’s Inclusive Siddur, comprising a full Shabbat and Festival prayerbook with evening, morning, and afternoon liturgies. As with every anticipated volumed of the Inclusive Siddur, all Hebrew in the siddur is fully transliterated, and is translated in all-new translations. The siddur uses a modified and expanded version of the Nonbinary Hebrew Project‘s third-gender Hebrew system to refer to G-d as well as to human worshipers across the entire liturgy. In addition, the siddur replaces passages of the standard liturgy that are sexist, ableist, xenophobic, or otherwise stigmatizing, finding alternatives — in Hebrew and in English — that are not demeaning.
These fully transliterated and translated prayers are yours to use and adapt as you like. A complete digital edition is available, gratis, from www.inclusivesiddur.com.
Cover art by Jay Smith
On either side, two trees make a symbolic gateway. The top of the gateway is a nazar surrounded by peacock wings and gold filigree. The doors of the gateway are replaced by a forest floor scene of fallen leaves, new sprouts, and juicy mushrooms. The ‘gates’ are surrounded by intricate blue Jewish iconography and more elaborate gold filigree.
About the Author
brin solomon [ it / itself ] has no specific training in siddur making, nor does it have any advanced degrees in Hebrew studies; it’s just an idealistic trans Jew who got tired of waiting for someone else to make the prayerbook it wanted to see in the world and decided to do the thing itself. All its learning comes from books, online classes, and extremely patient friends answering increasingly convoluted questions about ever more arcane topics. When it’s not causing liturgical mayhem on purpose, it writes ecstatic and evocative classical music, showtunes that “add magic to otherwise ordinary lives”, and plays that are “agitprop for Julia Serano”. You can read more about all that at its artist website, www.brinsolomon.com.
