Seder Avodat Yisrael

One of the first siddurim we are transcribing is Seligmann Baer's (1825-1897) Seder Avodat Yisrael. It was originally published in 1868 by the Rödelheim printing press. We are transcribing from a 1901 edition.

Avodat Yisrael is respected as a carefully edited work. Its sources are cited in the introduction, and Baer's commentary frequently explains his choice of text among the variants in his source manuscripts. Its text forms the basis for many of the 20th century's Ashkenazic siddurim (including Birnbaum and Silverman). Its extensive commentary is frequently quoted in academic studies of the Jewish liturgy.