The Making of the Siddur - The history, development, and halachos of the siddur

How did the order of our siddur develop?

Can one change his nusach of davening?

What is the great debate regarding Yigdal?

Who authored Baruch She’amar?

Why is Kaddish in Aramaic?

In The Making of the Siddur, these questions and many more are addressed clearly, with extensive footnotes. This thoroughly researched sefer describes the siddur’s origins, makeup, and divisions, while also exploring its kedushah and halachos.

Also included is a discourse on nusach Sefarad by Rabbi Yaakov Perlow zt”l, the Novominsker Rebbe; an article on the fascinating development of the siddur by Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky shlita; and halachic decisions by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein zt”l from the notes of Rabbi Chaim Mintz shlita. Now you can daven with clear understanding and kavanah — and make your tefillah much more meaningful.

“This is a wonderful sefer on the order of tefillah. It explains the structure of the siddur, the history of its compilation, its holiness, its halachos, and its pure sources from antiquity until recent times. It will help bring closer the hearts of those who study it — to become attached to the avodah of the heart, which is prayer.”

Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl

About the author:

Rabbi Moshe Walter serves as the Rav of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah, Silver Spring, MD, and is the executive director of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.

By: Rabbi Moshe Walter