📖 מַחֲזוֹר הַשָּׁלֵם לְרֹאשׁ הַשָׁנָה (נוסח האר״י)‏ | Maḥzor haShalem l'Rosh haShanah, translated and arranged by Paltiel Birnbaum (1958)

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=26492

Date: 2019-08-18

Last Updated: 2025-02-18

Categories: Maḥzorim for Rosh haShanah

Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Nusaḥ Ha-Ari z"l, Needing Transcription, Needing Decompilation

Excerpt: A bilingual Hebrew-English maḥzor for Rosh Hashanah ("Sephardic-Ḥasidic"). . . .

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Compiled and translated by Paltiel (Philip) Birnbaum, the bilingual Hebrew-English Maḥzor haShalem l’Rosh ha-Shanah (“Sephardic-Ḥasidic,” 1958) was part of a two volume set of maḥzorim Paltiel arranged following the publication of his Ashkenaz maḥzor for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur in 1951 (also published by the Hebrew Publishing Co.).

“Sephardic” here does not refer to the liturgical custom of the Sepharadim, but rather to the liturgical custom of the ḥassidim who followed the school of Lurianic Kabbalah (a/k/a the nusaḥ ha-ARI z”l). Non-ḥassidic Jews referred to this “new” liturgical custom as “Sephardic” as it contained some liturgical customs familiar to some branches of the sepharadi diaspora. The term stuck and has been a familiar source of confusion for newcomers to Jewish prayer ever since.

This work is in the Public Domain due to the lack of a copyright renewal by the copyright holder listed in the copyright notice (a condition required for works published in the United States between January 1st 1924 and January 1st 1964).

This work was scanned by Aharon Varady for the Open Siddur Project from a volume held in the collection of the Varady family, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Thank you!) This work is cross-posted to the Internet Archive, as a repository for our transcription efforts.

Scanning this work (making digital images of each page) is the first step in a more comprehensive project of transcribing each prayer and associating it with its translation. You are invited to participate in this collaborative transcription effort!

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Contributor: Paltiel Birnbaum (translation)

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  Name: Paltiel Birnbaum (translation)
  Bio: Paltiel Philip Birnbaum​ (1904–1988) was an American religious author and translator, best known for his translation and annotation of the prayerbook Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem ([Complete] Daily Prayer Book), first published in 1949, and widely used in Orthodox and Conservative synagogues until the late 1980s. Birnbaum was born in Kielce, Poland and emigrated to the United States in 1923. He attended Howard College and received his Ph.D. from Dropsie College. He served for several years as the principal of a Jewish day school in Wilmington, Delaware, and directed Jewish schools in Birmingham, Alabama, and Camden, New Jersey. He was a regular columnist and book reviewer for the Hebrew-language weekly, Hadoar. He also served on the board of directors of the Histadrut Ivrit b'America, an American association for the promotion of Hebrew language and culture.
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Birnbaum
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/paltiel-birnbaum
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  Name: Hebrew Publishing Company
  Bio: The Hebrew Publishing Company was founded in 1900 by Joseph Werbelowsky (1884-1919). Occupying a former bank building on Delancey Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side until the mid 1970s, the company remained owned by the Werbelowsky family (later shortened to Werbel) until 1980 when it was sold to Charles Lieber (1921-2016). During its first eighty years, the publishing house grew to become one of the most prominent publishing houses for Jewish books and sheet music.
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  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/hebrew-publishing-company

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Title: Maḥzor haShalem l-Rosh haShanah – Nusaḥ “Sfard” [Ḥassidic] (Paltiel Birnbaum 1958) – title page
Caption: Maḥzor haShalem l-Rosh haShanah - Nusaḥ "Sfard" [Ḥassidic] (Paltiel Birnbaum 1958) - title page