Sephardic Siddur in
the Custom of
the Jews from Rhodes and Turkey
' Siddur Zehut Yosef '
Edited by Hazzan Isaac Azose
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Forward to the Siddur Zehut Yosef Our late beloved father, Joseph Haim Benoliel, [A"H], instilled in his children the importance of our roots and traditions. He carried with great pride the noble Sephardic heritage of his ancestors, and passed to us the sacred duty of continuing that golden chain he cherished so dearly. He fondly admired the Spanish-Portuguese Siddur of his youth from his native Manchester, England. He praised with ease with which the entire congregation could participate together, using one text, conforming strictly to their own communal minhag. We could find no more fitting tribute to his memory and legacy than the honor of participating in this great project of preserving the minhag of his adopted Seattle community through the publication of this Siddur. We are indeed fortunate that our dear cousin Hazzan Isaac Azose took on this arduous task of editing a Siddur Tefilah that captures the customs of the Jews who settled in Seattle from both the Isle of Rhodes and from Turkey. He painstakingly and lovingly labored for many years to bring this work to print. We are fortunate that he found a willing partner in our brother Joel, whose enthusiasm and support for the project was invaluable. May Isaac and Joel and their families enjoy the abundant blessings of the A-lmighty. The name of this Siddur, "Zehut Yosef," has a double connotation: it is dedicated to the zehut or merit, of our beloved father, Yosef. At the same time, it is in his merit, and to his credit, that all of his loving children feel the spirit that he left on the earth, and take up his challenge to perpetuate the Sephardic tradition he help so dear. May the prayers emanating from this beautiful Siddur "Zehut Yosef," together with all the prayers of our people, find favor in the eyes of our Creator for peace and well-being and for redemption in our days. Amen. Rabbi Haim Yosef
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A note for those who print these pages; Some of the pages contain the name of G-d, they should be treated like the pages of any other prayer book and disposed of properly when no longer required. To view the online samples, you must have a HEBREW font installed on your computer.
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For those of you who do not, we have some graphic images you can view. Please note these are scanned pages in a graphics format. The scans are low quality compared to the original. These images are to demonstrate the language of the text, but do not represent the quality which is in the original binding and printing--both which are of top quality.
To order:
Email Isaac Azose at iazose@aol.com and include your address and phone number.
Checks can be made out to Sephardic Traditions Foundation
in the amount of $30 USD ($25 + $5 s&h)Please send payment to :
Isaac Azose
5813 51st Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118-2828
Also, please vist "The Liturgy of Ezra Bessaroth" on Audio CD (In the Turkish and Rhodes Tradition)
