City Shul (Toronto, Ont.)

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting City Shul, a Reform synagogue in downtown Toronto. Included is "Siddur Shirat HaLev: The City Shul Community Prayerbook." The siddur was designed by Baruch Sienna and edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein. Baruch described the siddur thus: "A contemporary, illustrated, liberal siddur for Shabbat, weekday, and festivals." The siddur features content from Canadian poets (e.g., Leonard Cohen, A. M. Klein) and artists. According to the donor, the siddur was "the product of many volunteer congregants over several years of effort."

Use Conditions: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Descriptive Notes: Availability of other formats: Three pages of the siddur are available as digital files: page 80 (available as a PDF file), and page 98 (available as a JPEG file), and page 160 (available as a PDF file).; Rights: Copyright © 2022, City Shul. Translations, readings, and commentaries from Mishkan T'filah, World Union Edition: A Progressive Siddur, copyright © 2010 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis.