Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years

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 »

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