Manuscripts of the Siddur and Machzor

📜 The Jewish prayerbook is ubiquitous—but it wasn't always that way. Today we examine early examples of the siddur and machzor, as well as some remarkable illuminated manuscripts.

You’re reading Stories from Jewish History, a weekly newsletter exploring Jewish thinkers, events, and artifacts, from the famous to the obscure. The siddur (daily prayerbook) and machzor (holiday prayerbook) are an elemental part of Jewish book culture, with an array of rites (nuschaot) available to us today—and many more “lost” rites waiting to be red…