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or years, Congregation B'nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield
has been known as the
heimish (warm, unpretentious) shul,
notable for its participatory Shabbat
services and fabulous kiddish.
Now the syna-
gogue is going a
step further to
reach out to its
members and
guests with a new
Shabbat siddur
(prayer book) tai-
lored
specifically to
Rabbi Pachter
the congregation.
Oh, you'll find
all the traditional
prayers and the
traditional flavor
of a Conservative
Shabbat service;
but you'll also find
updated English
Joel Shayne
translations, full
transliteration
of the Hebrew, helpful comments
regarding ritual and continuity that
matches the flow of the B'nai Moshe
service.
"We are not changing the tradi-
tional Hebrew nor the core value of
the service, but making the siddur
more user-friendly and accessible to
all: said Rabbi Elliot Pachter, leader of
the 430-family B'nai Moshe. The syna-
gogue has been using the Silverman
Sabbath and Festival Prayer Book for
more than 48 years.
Each page of Siddur Tefillah L'Moshe
(Words of Moses Prayer Book) will
include the traditional Hebrew, updat-
ed translations, transliterations and
ritual directions.

Other Models
B'nai Moshe is not alone in this
move to update tradition. Locally,
the Reform Temple Israel has had its
own prayer book for years and the
Conservative Adat Shalom Synagogue
created its own Friday night siddur.
Indeed, Singlish Publication Society
of Oak Park, run by former B'nai

Moshe member Joe Lewis, creates
such revisions often. B'nai Moshe
members selected some standard-
ized elements used by other custom
siddurim, but "we made it our own;'
Pachter said.
"They want to be absolutely clear to
congregants on what they need to do
— when to stand up, sit down, bow:'
Lewis said. "They also are indicating
when it's appropriate to respond out
loud with 'amen; for example. It's a
marvelous extension to what others
have done and a very exciting thing
to try"
The cover of the siddur will feature
a photograph of the synagogue's sanc-
tuary. Well-known book artist and
member Lynne Avadenka will enhance
the inside pages.

Raising Dollars
What started as a project has become
a fundraiser for the synagogue, says
member Joel Shayne of Farmington
Hills.
He heads the fundraising effort,
which so far has raised more than
$100,000 to cover publication of 500
siddurim plus funds for education,
programming and operational costs at
the synagogue.
Donors will be listed specially in the
customized siddur, and a Shabbat sid-
dur celebration at the end of the year
has been planned to introduce the sid-
dur to the congregation.
"This is so exciting:' Pachter said.
"The siddur is the textbook of the
Jewish people; it grows and changes.
We are recognizing that growth and
change while keeping tradition.
For example, the English translation
will not include the outdated "thee"
and "thou" and will be as gender-neu-
tral as possible, Pachter said.
"This is re-energizing me and the
congregation and gives us the chance
to look at the siddur with new eyes.
We recognize it's difficult for everyone
to connect. If we can make the service
more meaningful and draw people in,
we've accomplished a lot."

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To support the project and be listed in the

siddur, call (248) 788-0600 or go to

www.bnaimoshe.org.

