Machzor Vitryמחזור ויטרי
Troyes (Champagne) · 1055
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Machzor Vitry (R. Simchah of Vitry)
Machzor Vitry (R. Simchah of Vitry)
?–1105 CE · Rishonim · Troyes (Champagne)
Rabbi Simchah ben Shmuel of Vitry (died 1105) was a French Talmudist of Champagne and a direct pupil of Rashi. He is remembered as the compiler of the Machzor Vitry — one of the most important early Ashkenazic compendia of liturgy and law, gathering the order of prayers for the whole year together with the rulings, customs, and responsa of Rashi's school. Preserving a wealth of early French-Jewish practice, it became a foundational source for the study of the siddur and of medieval Ashkenazic custom.
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Stop 1 of 21070–1090Studied
Troyes (Champagne)טרויישChampagne, France
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Studied under Rashi, whose academy stood in Troyes in Champagne.
About Troyes (Champagne)
Troyes, in Champagne in northeastern France, is the capital of the Aube department. From the late ninth century it was the capital of the counts of Champagne, and its medieval fairs drew merchants from across Christendom. A church council held there in 1129 recognised the Knights Templar, and Pope Urban IV, a cobbler's son from the city, began its Gothic Basilica of Saint-Urbain in 1262. Troyes was also the home of Rashi (1040–1105), who studied in the Rhineland and returned to lead the local rabbinic court and teach; his grandsons, including Rashbam and Rabbeinu Tam, were among the most prolific of the Tosafists.
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