Please note: I use ‘ch’ in for the letter ‘chet’ or ‘chaf’ when writing Hebrew in Latin letters. Both the ‘chet and the ‘chaf’ have a guttural sound that is as though you would be clearing your throat.

Please note: There is no ‘o’ sound in Hebrew as you would normally pronounce the letter ‘oh’. There are three ‘oo’ type sounds in Hebrew. For our purposes we will use just two as one of the sounds is very similar. The first is an ‘oo’ as one would say when complaining of a sore stomach and will be written as such. The second is ‘o’ is the same sound that one would use when saying ‘orthopedic’. It is a short round ‘o’ and one of the most common Hebrew pronunciation errors made by English speakers.

Please note: When translating the prayers I will be doing a literal translation. This may differ slightly from the English prayers as found in the Siddur.