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 […]
Yosef Lindell
Yosef Lindell is a lawyer and writer living in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is an editor of the Lehrhaus and his work has been published in the Atlantic, the Forward, and Moment Magazine, among other places. His website is yoseflindell.wordpress.com.