Sidney Brichto
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Rabbi D Sidney Brichto is a British Liberal Jewish rabbi. He was born on 21 July 1936, in Philadelphia. He briefly lived in New York before moving to England in the 1960s. Brichto is also a prolific author, having written extensively in the Jewish and national press. In the 1960s, he was the first Executive Director of (as it was then) the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, now known as Liberal Judaism.
His most recent project has been publishing a series of new translations of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments. The project is entitled "The People's Bible". As of 2006, he has published:
- "Genesis" (the book of Genesis, ISBN 0-9537398-0-5)
- "The Conquest of Canaan" (the books of Judges and Joshua, ISBN 0-9537398-4-8)
- "Samuel" (the two Books of Samuel, ISBN 0-9537398-1-3)
- "Song of Songs" (the books The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther, ISBN 0-9537398-2-1)
- "St. Luke & The Apostles" (the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles, ISBN 0-9537398-3-X)
- "The Genius of Paul" (the letters of Paul, ISBN 0-9537398-5-6)
- "Moses" (divided into "Book 1: Moses, Man of God" and "Book 2: The Laws of Moses") (the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, ISBN 0-9540476-8-0)
- "Apocalypse" (the Gospel of John, ISBN 0-9540476-9-9)
He has three sons and a daughter and is happily married to his wife Cathryn.
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- Rabbi Dr Brichto's own website provides information about much of the above
- A history of Liberal Judaism can be found here
