סדור זכות יוסף, The Sephardic Siddur According To The Rhodes And Turkish Traditions As Practiced In Seattle, Washington

I recently received my copy of סדור זכות יוסף, the Sephardic Siddur according to the Rhodes and Turkish Traditions as practiced in Seattle, Washington which I reviewed this past Shabbat. My initial reaction is that it mimics the Moroccan tradition. The few sections that stood out for me were also found in the סדור דרכי אבות, which follows the Moroccan Nusach. One unique section that does not appear in the Moroccan Nusach is the one I attached. It is the last paragraph of the middle Bracha of Shemona Esrei on Shabbat. As you can see, when the שליח ציבור repeats שמונה עשרה, the congregation responds with אמן after several of the phrases found in the last paragraph of the middle ברכה. Having the congregation respond brings to the congregant’s attention that we do put forward בקשות on שבת, some spiritual and some physical. Given that this paragraph concludes each of the middle ברכות of שמונה עשרה on שבת, it also serves to keep the words of the ברכה fresh.

You can purchase a copy of the Siddur here: Friend of the FASSAC: Hazzan Isaac Azose (sephardicstudies.org)