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Despite a bounty of competitors, The Birnbaum machzor, first published in 1951 remained a staple of Orthodox synagogues largely because the 'worshipper is not called upon to search from page to page and to commute from reference to reference'
When a local Orthodox synagogue asked me to lead Yom Kippur prayers six years ago, one aspect of the request stood out: Was I comfortable using the “High Holyday Prayer Book” translated and edited by Philip Birnbaum? The archaic spelling of “Holyday” is a tipoff to the book’s longevity. First published in 1951 by the… Read More »