Shabbat Morning Transliterated Siddur (Hebrew Edition)

BEST tranliterated siddur ever! Especially for those of us who go to conservative synagogues.This might be a little too "structured" for those who are reform, from what I've heard about reform services. For those looking to go full orthodox, note this is Ashkanazi and not Sephardic, so the order will matter later on, as most orthodox in the US are Ashkanazi (fancy way to say we came from Europe instead of Israel), so this book would be most fantastic for things like how to bend, when to bend, and it's subtle. Conservative or Orthodox, the key to using any siddur like this during services is looking like you know what you're doing, and that you have a "special book" because you're that pro; Despite not knowing Hebrew or actually being semi-pro. Convert or birth regardless, if you "look Jewish" enough to your shul, no one will really notice, and those who do, definitely will say, oh wow, I can get that for my grand-daughter/grand-son. BUT, if you are going to a shul where you will stand out in you're own right, use this pro tip: go online and use this siddur first a couple times, and then go to a couple services at the shul without it first. Jewish people are a community and a helping people, it does not bode well for you to be a know-it-all, and that's how it comes off to have a special book without trying the one of the shuls' first, without allowing people to teach you things and help you. Struggling through the first couple will help remind and highlight why we are Jewish to begin with: the experience, the love for our community and the world of people around us. A way to help us connect and shine the light HASHEM has given us. Just a pro tip.

This book is amazing. For people who don't read Hebrew, the standard Conservative siddur, Sim Shalom, can be intimidating because most of it is not transliterated. Most of it is translated into English but if you actually want to say the prayers, blessings, and readings in Hebrew, you can't do that for most of the service unless you can read the Hebrew itself. Siddur Tov Lehodot solves this problem. Note that this siddur is not a fully transliterated version of Sim Shalom - it only translates the parts that are generally read in services and a truly great feature is that it references the pages in Sim Shalom so when the service leader announces what page to turn to in the siddur, if you're using Tov Lehodot, you can easily find the corresponding page. Also note that Tov Lehodot is not translated in English. It is meant to serve the need of providing a transliteration of the Hebrew and it serves that need perfectly. The book arrived last Wednesday, and at services on this Saturday, I was expecting to try it out and expected that I would use both Tov Lehodot and Sim Shalom as needed. I found to my great surprise and joy that I basically only had to use Tov Lehodot and could participate in the entire service. One thing that is missing is that there are certain words, usually in praise of G-d, that are added by custom in certain prayers and are only known to those who daven regularly and Tov Lehodot does not include those, which would be useful since those of using Tov Lehodot obviously need that type of information as well. I am learning to read Hebrew and will be learning to use Sim Shalom, but my son's bar mitzvah is less than a month away so I wanted something that would help me get through services for his bar mitzvah since I won't learn to do the service in Hebrew by the bar mitzvah celebration date. It's a great siddur for those who attend Conservative congregations that use Sim Shalom and are either new to praying or can't read the Hebrew but want to say the words in Hebrew and not in the English translation.

I’ve been looking for years for a good transliteration and finally found it! Currently, if you don’t read Hebrew, opportunities to actually participate in a Conservative service are very limited. Some free translations available online only cover portions of Saturday services. However this book has what I need to finally be able to participate on a weekly basis!Siddur Tov Lehodot includes transliterations next to the Hebrew. Every page lists the corresponding page in Siddur Sim Shalom.This book makes Shabbat services accessible!

Perfect helper siddur for those learning service Hebrew prayer via transliteration. Dimensional size and page numbers match C-Judaism's Siddur Sim Shalom. Reads left to right. The cover is made of polyeurethane laminated paper so it is both tear and moisture resistant. Repetition flows forward through the pages without need for back-flipping to previous pages.Great for beginners and intermediates in Hebrew learning as it's pages are uncluttered and easy to read. Nice typeface used in the printing. It's also a good after-service study guide. I suspect this book might particularly be a welcome relief for Reform members seeking to visit a Conservative morning service: it's got all they'd need in a welcomely-readable font with page number callouts and it's nicely transliterated for easy flow through the service.

This little book is a great help to those of us without the automatic knowledge of prayers in Hebrew but with a wish to say them in Hebrew more or less along the speed of the service. The only negative I can think of is the absence of transliteration of the Yekum Purkan. But everything else is in there complete with some of the directions that are even absent from the Sim Shalom siddur. Thank you!

I downloaded this onto my Kindle and got no Hebrew - just gobbledygook!! Possibly suitable for those taking services in Alpha Centauri, but yer average Brit would struggle on a Friday night ....

Lacks Anim Zemirot - otherwise very helpful

Good value, well made, has really helped me navigate synagogue services.