I should come with a consumer warning, like the labels that say "Handle with care" or "May be hazardous to your health. " I am unfit for human consumption. I struggle to articulate how awful and isolating this feels, but I can't find the words.
To Israel's faithful hosts in the past, as to its loyal sons and daughters of the present, the Siddur has been the gate to communion with their Father in Heaven; and, at the same time, it has been a mighty spiritual bond that unites them to their scattered brethren the world over.