Siddur Lev Yisrael is a

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written by Cheryl Magen and published by the

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. The siddur was developed in part, as an initiative of Camp Ramah. Lev Yisrael is influenced by the ideology of Conservative Judaism and is the principal siddur used at

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as well as the Perelman Jewish Day School in

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Designed for both learners and those already familiar with the

Jewish liturgy Jewish liturgy is the customary public worship of Judaism. The liturgy may include responsive reading, songs, or music, as found in the Torah and Haftorah, the Amidah, piyyutim, and Psalms. Singing or reading the Psalms has a special role in th ...

,"Biography of Cheryl Magen"
, Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Accessed 2010-11-30. Lev Yisrael is unique in that it is one of the only siddurrim used in Conservative Judaism which does not have an

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translation. However, the siddur does feature a limited amount of English commentary and explanatory text.

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