Feldheim Publishers (or Feldheim) is an American

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ish publisher of

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books and literature. Its extensive catalog of titles includes books on Jewish law, Torah,

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, Jewish lifestyle,

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and

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s, Jewish history, biography, and kosher cookbooks. It also publishes children's books. The company's headquarters is located in New York, with publishing and sales divisions in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. Its president is Yitzchak Feldheim.

History

Feldheim Publishers was founded in 1939 by Philipp Feldheim, a Viennese Jew who escaped

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Austria that year. He made his home in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, NYC where he was a founder of the Vienner Kehilla there. Later he moved to Washington Heights, New York near Congregation

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founded by Rabbi Dr.

Joseph Breuer Joseph Breuer, also known as Yosef Breuer (March 20, 1882 – April 19, 1980) was a rabbi and community leader in Germany and the United States. He was rabbi of one of the large Jewish synagogues founded by German-Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi opp ...

(1882–1980). Feldheim opened a small bookshop on the

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, and witnessing customer demand for Jewish literature, decided to go into Jewish publishing under the name Philipp Feldheim Inc. Feldheim Publishers was the first to produce Torah books with professional

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. It also pioneered the publication of biographies of modern-day Orthodox Jewish figures such as Rabbi

Aryeh Levin Aryeh Levin ( he, אריה לוין; March 22, 1885 - March 28, 1969) was an Orthodox rabbi dubbed the "Father of Prisoners" for his visits to members of the Jewish underground imprisoned in the Central Prison of Jerusalem in the Russian Compo ...

(''A Tzaddik in Our Time'') and Rabbi

Yaakov Yosef Herman Yaakov Yosef Herman (1880–1967) was an Orthodox Jewish pioneer in the United States in the early 20th century. A native of Slutsk, Belarus, he immigrated with his parents and younger sister to New York City at the age of 8 and was left on his ow ...

(''All For the Boss''). From the beginning, the company, which markets under the slogan “Torah Literature of Quality”, committed itself to publishing the classics of Torah literature. These included age-old classics such as ''Duties of the Heart'' (translation of Chovot ha-Levavot), ''The Path of the Just'' (translation of

Mesillat Yesharim ''Mesillat Yesharim'' or ''Mesillas Yeshorim'' ( he, מסילת ישרים, lit. "Path of the Upright") is an ethical ('' musar'') text composed by the influential Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707–1746). It is different from Luzzato's other wri ...

), ''The Way of God'' (translation of Derech Hashem), and ''The

Kuzari The ''Kuzari'', full title ''Book of Refutation and Proof on Behalf of the Despised Religion'' ( ar, كتاب الحجة والدليل في نصرة الدين الذليل: ''Kitâb al-ḥujja wa'l-dalîl fi naṣr al-dîn al-dhalîl''), also k ...

: In Defense of the Despised Faith'' (by Rabbi

Yehuda Halevi Judah Halevi (also Yehuda Halevi or ha-Levi; he, יהודה הלוי and Judah ben Shmuel Halevi ; ar, يهوذا اللاوي ''Yahuḏa al-Lāwī''; 1075 – 1141) was a Spanish Jewish physician, poet and philosopher. He was born in Spain, ...

), along with modern works such as ''Strive for Truth'' (translation of ''Michtav MiEliyahu'' by Rabbi

Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler (1892 – 31 December 1953) was an Orthodox rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and Jewish philosopher of the 20th century. He is best known for being the ''mashgiach ruchani'' ("spiritual counselor") of the Ponevezh yeshiva in I ...

), ''Shemirath Shabbath KiHilchatho'' (by Rabbi

Yehoshua Neuwirth Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth ( he, יהושע ישעיה נויברט) (15 February 1927 – 11 June 2013) was an eminent Orthodox Jewish rabbi and ''posek'' (halakhic authority) in Jerusalem. He was one of the primary students of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman ...

), and ''Book of Our Heritage'' (translation of ''Sefer HaToda’ah'' by Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov, translated by Rabbi

Nachman Bulman Nachman Bulman (1925-2002) was an American rabbi associated with Orthodox Judaism. He was born to Rabbi Meir and Etil Bulman after a blessing from the Rebbe of Ger, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter. He grew up on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, and ...

). The Feldheim library includes most of the works by

Samson Raphael Hirsch Samson Raphael Hirsch (; June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was a German Orthodox rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the ''Torah im Derech Eretz'' school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Occasionally termed ''neo-Orthodoxy'', his ...

, including his collected writings and commentaries on the

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, and Tehillim.

Distributor

Feldheim Publishers acted as

Targum Press Menucha Publishers is an Orthodox Jewish English-language publishing company based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally founded as a distributor for Targum Press, in 2011 after Targum's shutdown, Menucha established itself as an independent publish ...

's distributor.

Israeli division

Feldheim established an Israeli division on

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in Jerusalem in 1960.

Bankruptcy

In February 2012 Feldheim's Israeli division declared bankruptcy. The filing was not connected with Philipp Feldheim, Inc., the New York publishing division.

Authors published by Feldheim

, (1882-1980) - rabbi and community leader in Germany and the US who wrote translations and commentaries on Biblical books. *

Pesach Eliyahu Falk Rabbi Pesach Eliyahu Falk (1944-January 20, 2020) was a posek in Gateshead. He was both a student and later a frequent lecturer at Gateshead Yeshiva as well as both seminaries for girls. He was well known for his works on Jewish Law concerning t ...

- a

posek In Jewish law, a ''Posek'' ( he, פוסק , pl. ''poskim'', ) is a legal scholar who determines the position of ''halakha'', the Jewish religious laws derived from the written and Oral Torah in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities a ...

known for his works concerning the Jewish laws of modesty. *

Aharon Feldman Rabbi Aharon Feldman (born 1932) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel (Ner Israel Rabbinical College) in Baltimore, Maryland. He has held this position since 2001. He is also a member of the Moetzes Gedolei ...

, (born 1932) - an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and

rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...

. *

Emanuel Feldman Emanuel Feldman (born August 26, 1927) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth Jacob of Atlanta, Georgia. During his nearly 40 years as a congregational rabbi, he oversaw the growth of the Orthodox community in Atlanta ...

, (born 1927) - an editor, writer and spokesman for Orthodox Jewry. *

, (1808-1888) - German rabbi and philosopher who influenced the development of Orthodox Judaism. * Moshe Hubner - a Brooklyn-based rabbi, author, and high school teacher. *

Dovid Kaplan Dovid Kaplan is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, kiruv educator, author, and speaker. He is known for his inspirational and humorous storytelling both in his international speaking engagements and in his ''Impact!'' series of books. Early life and educa ...

- an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, kiruv educator, author, and speaker. *

Yehuda (Leo) Levi Yehuda (Leo) Levi (January 15, 1926 – June 17, 2019) was a German-born American-Israeli Haredi rabbi, physicist, writer and educator. He was Rector and Professor of Electro-optics at the Jerusalem College of Technology. Levi was best known as t ...

, (born 1926) - author of several books on Science and Judaism. *

, (1927 - 2013) - was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who wrote an authoritative work on the Shabbath. *

Nosson Dovid Rabinowich Nosson Dovid Rabinowich is an American scholar of classical and medieval Jewish history former Dean of Ahavath Torah Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He is a descendant of Nathan David Rabinowich of Shidlowce and is a modern advocate of "the theory ...

- an American scholar of classical and medieval Jewish history. *

Ruchoma Shain Ruchoma Shain (6 December 1914 – 16 March 2013) was an American-born rebbetzin, English teacher, and author. She is best known for her first book, ''All for the Boss'' (1984), a biography of her father, Yaakov Yosef Herman, which she wrote in h ...

(1914–2013) – author of the best-selling ''All for the Boss'' (1984), a biography of her father,

* Nathan Sternfeld - children's author of Adventures with Rebbe Mendel series. *

Yisroel Taplin Rabbi Yisroel Taplin is an American Talmud scholar and author of a work of Jewish Law (Halacha) concerning the International Date Line. Taplin studied in Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood Township, New Jersey Lakewood Township is the most p ...

- an American Talmud scholar and author of a work on Jewish Law. *

Hanoch Teller Hanoch Teller (born 1956) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, lecturer, and producer who popularized the Jewish literary genre of true, contemporary stories to convey inspirational and ethical themes. Author of 28 books,Levin, Menucha Chana. "Boo ...

, (born 1956) - Orthodox Jewish rabbi and author of over 25 books of true, contemporary stories.

References

External links

Official website
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