Prayer Book (Siddur)

Very little is known about Solomon ben Nathan. Although some scholars think he was a native of North Africa and is to be identified with a Solomon ha-Sijilmāsī mentioned by Judah ha-Levi (ca. 1075–1141), it appears more likely that Solomon was from farther east in the Islamic world, perhaps Syria. His Siddur was preserved in the Cairo Geniza. Solomon endorsed the Babylonian rite, and his Siddur includes prayers for weekdays and holidays, as well as many legal rulings.