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To understand the Siddur Bene Romi , one must first understand the antiquity of Italian Jewry. The community in Rome predates the destruction of the Second Temple, established by envoys from Judah Maccabee in the 2nd century BCE. Consequently, their liturgical traditions evolved in relative isolation from the major centers of Jewish learning in Babylon and Spain.

The history of the Siddur Bene Romi is inextricably linked to the dawn of the printing press. The first printed Hebrew books emerged from Italy in the late 15th century, and Italian Jewish printers were pioneers in the field. siddur bene romi