Seder Rav Amram Gaon — The First Prayer Book
סדר רב עמרם גאון
Author: Rav Amram ben Sheshna, Gaon de Soura (mort c. 875)
Date: c. 860
Preservation: Fragments de la Genizah du Caire, manuscrits médiévaux en bibliothèques européennes
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Seder Rav Amram is the oldest complete Jewish prayer book (siddur). Composed around 860 by the Gaon of Sura in response to a request from Spanish Jewish communities, it established for the first time in writing the liturgical sequence for the entire year and served as a model for all subsequent prayer books.
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Seder Rav Amram is the oldest complete Jewish prayer book (siddur). Composed around 860 by the Gaon of Sura in response to a request from Spanish Jewish communities, it established for the first time in writing the liturgical sequence for the entire year and served as a model for all subsequent prayer books.