Welcome to the home page of Siddur Eit Ratzon, a Jewish prayerbook that you can use for all Shabbat, festival, and daily services.*

Although it has the traditional text, Siddur Eit Ratzon is not just a conventional prayerbook. Its pages will provide you both information and inspiration. Finally, here’s a book that will open your mind and heart to the wonderful spiritual treasures of the Jewish tradition of prayer.

If you’ve ever felt you wanted a more personal connection to Jewish prayer services, you’ll find it in Siddur Eit Ratzon.  Whatever obstacles you may have to meaningful prayer, this siddur will help you overcome them and help you connect with the rich spiritual tradition that has sustained our people for centuries.   

• If you are new to Jewish prayer, the complete transliteration and guideposts will enable you to participate fully in communal prayer services. 

• If you have been reciting the prayers for years without connecting with what they say, the new translations and commentaries will help make our people’s prayers meaningful to you.

• If you are seeking the spiritual messages of the prayers, the kavvanot (brief focusing prayers) and meditations will help you discover and travel along the spiritual journey that was envisioned by the authors of the prayers. 

Right now, discover how you can use Siddur Eit Ratzon for study, for personal prayer, or for communal prayer, by clicking on the links at the left. Each link will take you to a fuller explanation of how this siddur can lead you to deeper insights about Jewish prayer and services.

If your congregation includes people with diverse backgrounds and diverse perspectives, Siddur Eit Ratzon will enhance the ability of congregants and visitors to participate in the services, whether it is adopted for use by the congregation or whether it is used in conjunction with the siddur currently in use.

Siddur Eit Ratzon means “The Right Time for Prayer,” and its perspective is that every moment is the right time for prayer – that whenever we call out, God is present. God is always available to us, God's blessings are always flowing to us, and the prayer service enables us to be aware continually of God's presence and blessings.

Siddur Eit Ratzon has a four-column layout with

• the Hebrew text

• a complete transliteration

• a new translation

• a variety of commentaries

all on the same page.  Pictured below is a page of Siddur Eit Ratzon; clicking for a closer look will enable you to browse through the columns of three sample pages of Siddur Eit Ratzon.

Siddur Eit Ratzon was created by Joseph G. Rosenstein

*(The original version of Siddur Eit Ratzon, pictured at the left, which focuses on the morning service of Shabbat and festivals, is also available.)