Amram ben Sheshna

Amram Gaon ( ) or Amram bar Sheshna (died 875) was a famous Gaon or head of the Jewish Talmud Academy of Sura in the 9th century. He was the author of many Responsa , but his chief work was liturgical . He was the first to arrange a complete liturgy for the synagogue . His Prayer-Book ( Siddur Rab Amram or Seder Rav Amram ), which took the form of a long responsum to the Jews of Spain, is still extant and was an important influence on most of the current rites in use among the Jews .

A street sign at the intersection of Amram Ga’on and HaHashmona’im streets in Tel Aviv . Amram Gaon ( , or Amram bar Sheshna , Hebrew : עמרם בר רב ששנא , or sometimes: Amram ben Sheshna or Amram b. Sheshna ; died 875) was a famous Gaon or head of the Jewish Talmud Academy of Sura in the 9th century. He was the author of many Responsa , but his chief work was liturgical . He was the first to arrange a complete liturgy for the synagogue . His Prayer-Book ( Siddur Rab Amram or Seder Rav Amram ), which took the form of a long responsum to the Jews of Spain, is still extant and was an important influence on most of the current rites in use among the Jews .

A street sign at the intersection of Amram Ga’on and HaHashmona’im streets in Tel Aviv . Amram Gaon ( , or Amram bar Sheshna , Hebrew : עמרם בר רב ששנא , or sometimes: Amram ben Sheshna or Amram b. Sheshna ; died 875) was a famous Gaon or head of the Jewish Talmud Academy of Sura during the 9th century. He authored many Responsa , but his chief work was liturgical . He was the first to arrange a complete liturgy for the synagogue . His Prayer Book ( Siddur Rab Amram or Seder Rav Amram ), which took the form of a long responsum to the Jews of Spain, is still extant and was an important influence on most of the current rites in use among the Jews .

Babylonian rabbi (d. 875) A street sign at the intersection of Amram Ga’on and HaHashmona’im streets in Tel Aviv . Amram Gaon ( , or Amram bar Sheshna , עמרם בר ששנא , or sometimes Amram ben Sheshna or Amram b. Sheshna ; died 875) was a gaon or head of the Academy of Sura in Jewish Babylonia in the ninth century. He authored many responsa , but his chief work was liturgical . He was the first to arrange a complete liturgy for the synagogue . His prayer book ( Siddur Rav Amram or Seder Rav Amram ), which took the form of a long responsum to the Jews of al-Andalus , is still extant and was an important influence on most of the current rites in use among Jews .

Babylonian rabbi (d. 875) Amram bar Sheshna or Amram Gaon ( Jewish Babylonian Aramaic : עמרם בר ששנא or Hebrew : עמרם גאון ; died 875) was a gaon or head of the Academy of Sura in Lower Mesopotamia in the ninth century. He authored many responsa , but his chief work was liturgical . He was the first to arrange a complete liturgy for the synagogue . His siddur ( Siddur Rav Amram or Seder Rav Amram ), which took the form of a long responsum to the Jews of al-Andalus , is still extant and was an important influence on most of the current rites in use among Rabbinic Jews .