Seder Ta’aniyot

Beginning in the late 17th century, Amsterdam emerged as one of the most important sites for printing in the Western Hemisphere. Sephardim, who had originally come to the Netherlands as refugees from the Inquisition, were prominent players in this industry. Published between 1769 and 1771, a series of machzorim (festival prayer books) were produced to aid observance of the various fasts and feasts of the Jewish Year.