What was the Mahzor Vitri? Originally published June 22-23, 2018
July 24, 2018
Last week, in discussing Mi Shebeirakh, we mentioned that it first appeared in the 13th century, in the Mahzor Vitri. So what is that book? Simhah ben Samuel of Vitry (sometimes spelled Vitri), who died before 1105 CE, compiled this book - a liturgical and legal compendium, the British Library calls it - to include […]