Edward Feld (born 1943) is a

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and author. He was the senior editor of the

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maḥzor The ''machzor'' (, plural ''machzorim'', and , respectively) is the prayer book which is used by Jews on the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Many Jews also make use of specialized ''machzorim'' on the three pilgrimage festivals ...

Maḥzor Lev Shalem The ''machzor'' (, plural ''machzorim'', and , respectively) is the prayer book which is used by Jews on the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Many Jews also make use of specialized ''machzorim'' on the three pilgrimage festivals ...

'' (2010), which was the first Conservative Jewish liturgical publication to include passages aimed at the needs of gay couples. Feld currently serves as the Senior Editor of the Rabbinical Assembly's

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and

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prayer book ''

Siddur Lev Shalem A siddur ( ''sīddūr'', ; plural siddurim ) is a Jewish prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers. The word comes from the Hebrew root , meaning 'order.' Other terms for prayer books are ''tefillot'' () among Sephardi Jews, ''tefi ...

,'' (2016) a follow-up to the maḥzor preceding it that is similarly laced with commentaries and contemporary alternative textual options. Feld's other works include ''The Spirit of Jewish Renewal: Finding Faith After the Holocaust'' (Jewish Lights Publishing: 2003), ''Joy, Despair, and Hope: Reading Psalms'' (Cascade Books: 2013), and many articles, including "Towards an

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Judaism" (

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: 29, 3; 1975). Feld is married to educator, activist, playwright, poet, and author

Merle Feld Merle Feld (born October 18, 1947) is an American educator, activist, author, playwright, and poet. Biography Merle Feld was born on October 18, 1947, in Brooklyn. In 1968, she graduated from Brooklyn College and moved to Boston, where she bec ...

, and the two have a daughter, Lisa, and a son, Uri.

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