Entries from July 2009

July 30, 2009

Station Identification

This is the Reform Shuckle, the blog of David A.M. Wilensky, a self-described Reform Jew tired of what it means to be a Reform Jew. I’ve been operating under that title and that premise, with a hyper-focus on liturgy for over a year and a half now. Lately, I’ve been reconsidering it.
In other news, I’m [...]

July 10, 2009

The Koren Siddur. Thank God.

Crossposted to Jewschool
Koren, Israeli publishers renowned for Eliyahu Koren’s gorgeous fonts and refreshing layouts, have finally given us a sidur for the English-speaking world. And it’s everything I hoped it would be.
I’ll start with my personal impressions of this siddur and move on to it’s significance on the world’s liturgical stage second.
I’ve never opened a [...]