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Sep 6, 2021, 5:47 PM
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Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years
The Birnbaum machzor, first published in 1951, remained a staple of Orthodox synagogues despite a bounty of competitors. (The Open Siddur Project)
With so much rapid changes in today's world, the things that stay the same provide solace; for many, the Birnbaum machzor has long been one of them
Sep 16, 2020, 4:44 PM
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This Rosh Hashanah, I’m going to miss the singing the most
Elli Kranzler, Selichot Concert 2017. (Screen grab, YouTube)
I remind myself that song is important not because I enjoy it, but because it can bring people together - when there's no virus for it to spread
Mar 17, 2020, 1:22 PM
Purim was just one week ago
Purim was only a week ago. You don’t believe me, do you? I'm not surprised. It hardly seems possible. Purim here in Kemp Mill, Maryland, a suburban Silver Spring neighborhood just outside of Washington, DC, was unremarkable. Shul was packed for...
Sep 23, 2019, 8:54 PM
This season of repentance, let me put others first
I’m glad I went to yeshiva, because there they taught me how to survive the Days of Awe: learn Torah, don’t look at girls, pray three times a day with a minyan, never forget the blessings before and after...
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Yosef Lindell is a lawyer, writer, and lecturer living in Silver Spring, MD. He has an MA in Jewish history from Yeshiva University and a JD from NYU Law School. His work has appeared in the Atlantic and the Forward among several other venues. He is an editor at the Lehrhaus. His website is https://yoseflindell.wordpress.com/.
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