Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz

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Ir giborim , 1799

Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz (* 1550 in Łęczyca , Poland ; died March 3, 1619 in Prague ) was a Jewish scholar, rabbi and commentator on the Torah .

Life

Luntschitz studied with Salomo Luria in Lublin and later headed the yeshiva in Lemberg . In 1604 he was appointed rabbi in Prague and stayed there until his death. Luntschitz is known for his commentaries on the Torah, Keli Yakar , which first appeared in Lublin in 1602. They are still known today and are printed in various editions of the Pentateuch , the five books of Moses.

Famous works

  • Ir Giborim. first printed in Basel , 1580.
  • Olelot Ephraim. four volumes of prayers, first published in Lublin, 1590.
  • Orach le-Chayim. Prayers on special holidays such as Shabbat Shuvah and Shabbat Ha-Gadol , Lublin 1595.
  • Keli Yakar. Comments on the Pentateuch, Lublin 1602.
  • Siftei Da'at. a continuation of the commentaries in Keli Yakar. Prague 1610.
  • Amudei Shesh. Prayers. Prague 1617.

literature

  • Leonard S. Levin: Seeing with Both Eyes: Ephraim Luntschitz and the Polish-Jewish Renaissance . Brill, Leiden / Boston 2008, ISBN 978-90-04-16484-0 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ On the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague Sign in Czech spelling: Efraim Šelomo Lunčic
personal data
SURNAME Luntschitz, Shlomo Ephraim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luntschitz, Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Rabbi, poet and commentator on the Torah
DATE OF BIRTH 1550
PLACE OF BIRTH Łęczyca , Łódź Voivodeship , Poland
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1619
Place of death Prague , Bohemia