Excitement: world's oldest Siddur exposed in Jerusalem
The Siddur is written on parchment, from the time of the Geonim - more than a thousand years ago • On public display for the first time in Jerusalem
- Yonah Shub
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Netanyahu observing the Siddur. Photo by GPO
A prayer Siddur which is over a thousand years old, is presented tonight (Thursday) for the first time in Jerusalem.
The Siddur is shown in the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, and contains about 50 pages written on parchment in Hebrew and Aramaic with punctuation and vowel symbols in the Babylonian language. It is in its original cover.
It is estimated that the service book was written around the year 840 AD, during the time of Rabbi Amram Gaon, considered the author of one of the first Siddurs.
The Siddur includes parts of Shachris for Shabbos, poems and Pesach Haggadah.
The one who lent the Siddur to the Bible Lands Museum for display is Steve Green, chairman of the "Green Collection".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had the privilege to browse through the Siddur last night and is one of the few in the world to do so.
"This prayer Siddur is a very important finding," said the Prime Minister. "It is written in Hebrew and contains the prayers that Am Israel prays to this day. There is a connection between our past and our present which is something of great value."
The Siddur is shown in the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, and contains about 50 pages written on parchment in Hebrew and Aramaic with punctuation and vowel symbols in the Babylonian language. It is in its original cover.
It is estimated that the service book was written around the year 840 AD, during the time of Rabbi Amram Gaon, considered the author of one of the first Siddurs.
The Siddur includes parts of Shachris for Shabbos, poems and Pesach Haggadah.
The one who lent the Siddur to the Bible Lands Museum for display is Steve Green, chairman of the "Green Collection".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had the privilege to browse through the Siddur last night and is one of the few in the world to do so.
"This prayer Siddur is a very important finding," said the Prime Minister. "It is written in Hebrew and contains the prayers that Am Israel prays to this day. There is a connection between our past and our present which is something of great value."
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