Ancient Aleppo Shabbat
On May 30, 2025, Kanisse, in partnership with the American Sephardi Federation, hosted an "Ancient Aleppo Shabbat" at the Jewish Theological seminary. The program included an art exhibition, a private tour of rare texts related to Aleppo, and a Shabbat prayer service according to the Ancient Aleppo rite per the Maḥzor Aram Ṣoba, a collection of medieval manuscripts and books that document the prayers of the indigenous Jews of Aleppo before the arrival of the Spanish Jews expelled in 1492. Click on the links below to learn more about each of these Aleppo resources.
Drawing on Devotion:
The Great Synagogue of Aleppo in Ink and Paint
Pop-up exhibition focusing on the Great Synagogue of Aleppo through archival images and the work of Syrian-Egyptian artist Rochelle Dweck
Maḥzor Aram Ṣoba
Shabbat Evening Prayer Supplement
Transcription of the Maḥzor Aram Ṣoba’s Shabbat Evening Prayer, with formatting illustrating differences between the Ancient Aleppo rite and the modern Syrian rite. All page numbers included refer to the Zemirot HaMizraḥ Siddur for Shabbat Evening.
List of works included in the rare book tour
with catalogue links and digital versions of select works
Ancient Aleppo Rite Presentation
Presentation on the differences between the Ancient Aleppo rite and the modern Syrian rite, accompanied by historical context and origins of individual prayers (modified from the original, which incorporated the prayer service.) . This article also includes source citations and a select bibliography for further reading.