In this workshop, we’ll explore our prayer book -- Mishkan T'fillah -- considering its structure, evolution and impact on prayer, looking at it's place in the chain of tradition that is Siddur. Using the table of contents as our text, Liturgist Alden Solovy will provide a guided tour of the book we hold in our hands during prayer, a book rich with history and layered with spiritual intent.

 

Alden Solovy spreads joy and excitement for prayer. An American Israeli liturgist, poet, author and educator, his writing was transformed by multiple tragedies, marked in 2009 by the sudden death of his wife from catastrophic brain injury. The Liturgist-in-Residence for the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, his teaching spans from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem to synagogues throughout North America, as well as Leo Baeck College in London and Limmud Conferences in the U.S., Canada and the UK. He is the author of four books, two from CCAR Press: the newly-released This Joyous Soul: A New Voice for Ancient Yearnings and This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day. His fifth solo volume is slated for release in March 2021, also from CCAR Press. Alden’s work is anthologized in 15 volumes from Jewish, Christian and Catholic publishers, including the recently released Mishkan Ga’avah from CCAR Press. Alden also writes for Ritualwell, RavBlog and the Times of Israel. He’s a three-time winner of the Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism. Find his latest work at ToBendLight.com. In 2012, Alden made aliyah to Jerusalem.