Philip Birnbaum
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Died | March 19, 1988 | (aged 83)
Religion | Judaism |
Denomination | Orthodox |
Philip Birnbaum (Hebrew: פַּלְטִיאֵל בִּירֶנְבּוֹים, romanized: Paltiel Birenboym; March 30, 1904 – March 19, 1988) was an American religious author and translator. He is best known for his work Ha-Siddur ha-Shalem, a translation and annotation of the Siddur first published in 1949.[1]
Biography
Birnbaum was born in
His works include translations (with
Until the advent of the
Birnbaum is also well known for his works of popular Judaism: his excerpted translation of
Legacy
On his death, one writer described him as "the most obscure best-selling author".[8]
The Jewish Agency's Culture department describes "the Birnbaum" as "one of the most useful versions of the prayerbook."[9]
Birnbaum's original gravestone misspelled his name, had the wrong birth year, and called him a "renouned author & scholar". In 2022, the original gravestone was replaced with one with all three mistakes corrected and a Hebrew verse from the High Holiday liturgy added.[10]
Publications
- Daily Prayer Book: Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1949.
- High Holyday Prayer Book : Mahzor Ha-shalem. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1951.
- Birnbaum, Philip; Hal-Lewi, Yafet Ben Ali (1942). The Arabic Commentary of Yefet ben Ali the Karaite, on the Book of Hosea. Literary Licensing, LLC. ISBN 9781258042332.
- Selihot. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1952.
- Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Nusach Sefard. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1958.
- Daily Prayer Book: Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem : Nosach Seferad. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1969..
- Daily Prayer Book: Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem. ISBN 0884820548.
- High Holyday Prayer Book. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1979. ISBN 0884822400.
- Prayer Book for Sabbath and Festivals. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1977. ISBN 0884820548.
- The Birnbaum Haggadah. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1976. ISBN 0884829081.
- The Concise Jewish Bible. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1977. ISBN 0884824519.
- Torah and the Haftarot. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1983. ISBN 0884844560.
- Maimonides Mishneh Torah (Yad Hazakah). Hebrew Publishing Company. 1970. ISBN 0884824365.
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1979. ISBN 0884829308.
- A Book of Jewish Concepts. Hebrew Publishing Company. 1964.
References
- ^ Pereira, Shlomo (May 5, 2003). "Hadrat Melech: Biographical Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- ISBN 0817350217.
Knesseth Israel Congregation … Among the venerable teachers were … Philip Birnbaum.
- ^ "Guide to the Records of Histadruth Ivrith of America". Jewish Ideas Daily.
- ^ Jager, Elliot (April 17, 2007). "Power and Politics: Prayer books and resurrection". Archived from the original on January 8, 2012.
- ^ Breslow, Samuel (19 July 2022). "He wrote a beloved prayer book. But his gravestone misspelled his name". The Forward. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Goldman, Ari L. (22 March 1988). "Philip Birnbaum, 83, Author of Books For Jewish Liturgy". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Berman, Saul (August 19, 2009). "Even a New Siddur Can't Close 'God Gap'". The Forward.
- ^ a b Goldman, Ari L. (March 22, 1988). "Philip Birnbaum, 83, Author of Books For Jewish Liturgy". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Worship Service as a Cultural Experience". The Jewish Agency. August 30, 2005.
- ^ Goldman, Ari L. (July 19, 2022). "He wrote a beloved prayer book. But his gravestone misspelled his name". Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
External links
- Olivestone, David (Winter 2018). "A Most Obscure Best-Selling Author: Dr. Philip Birnbaum". Jewish Action.
- Yosef Lindell, Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years