Creator Bio
Meir Benveniste
16th Century
Little is known about Meir ben Samuel Benveniste, and until recently, even his identification as an author was not confirmed. He was descended from a prominent Sephardic family that made its way to Salonika. Seder nashim (Order of Women) is a prayer book in Ladino intended for women. Besides the daily prayers, it also includes blessings and other instructions regarding daily deeds. Although Benveniste’s name is not mentioned in the book, he notes elsewhere that he composed the prayer book around 1565. He is also the author of a Ladino version of the Shulḥan ‘arukh (1568), as well as other books.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Seder nashim (Order of Women): On Welcoming the Sabbath
Near sunset one shall light a Shabbat candle and before saying the blessing it is necessary to say “I am not receiving Shabbat” even if one already lit it, until it is Shabbat.
And then…
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Seder nashim (Order of Women): On Obligations
This is a prayer book for women in Ladino for the whole year, with its order of blessings at the end. And the order for washing the hands and many other laws applicable to all of the most common…