Philip Birnbaum citations

“The moon, appearing every month in several phases, is symbolic of the Jewish people whose history has assumed a variety of phases. Like the moon, they reappear aftern being eclipsed.”

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Philip Birnbaum

Daily Prayer Book (1949) p.562

“The very concept of repentance and atonement has made the Jewish outlook on life one of cheerfulness and confidence.”

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Philip Birnbaum

Festival Prayer Book: Yom Kippur (1960) p.IX

“The diversified authorship of the Prayerbook, embracing prophets and psalmists, legalists and poets, proclaims that all Israel has a share in its making.”

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Philip Birnbaum

Festival Prayer Book: Pesah (1971) p.IX