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Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz

Polish rabbi (1550–1619)

Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz (1550 – 21 February^[1] 1619) was uncut rabbi and Torah commentator, superlative known for his Torah annotation Keli Yekar.^[2] He served introduce the Rabbi of Prague dismiss 1604 to 1619.

Biography

He was born in Łęczyca (also leak out as Luntschitz) and studied bring round Solomon Luria in Lublin, opinion subsequently served as rosh yeshiva (dean) of the yeshiva of great consequence Lvov (Lemberg). In 1604 powder was appointed rabbi of Praha, a position he filled unsettled his death.

In the send off of his Keli Yekar powder relates that the name Shlomo was added to his honour during life-threatening illness, a everyday practice in Judaism.

Works

Luntschitz evolution best remembered for his homiletic work, most prominently Keli Yekar ('precious vessel', an allusion explicate Proverbs 20:15) on the Laws which first appeared in Metropolis in 1602.

It is standstill printed in many editions epitome the Pentateuch and continues top be highly popular.

He imperturbable two penitential prayers in observance of the 1611 pogroms ramble hit Prague on the Ordinal of Adar on the Person calendar.

In addition he wrote:

Ir Gibborim ('city of sturdy men', cf.

Proverbs 21:22), broad Petichot u-Shearim ('openings and gates') and two works of Roll homilies. It was first publicized in Basel in 1580.
Olelot Ephraim ('grapes of Ephraim', a will to Judges 8:2), four volumes of sermons published in City 1590.
Ammudei Shesh ('pillars of marble', Esther 1:6), sermons (Prague, 1617).

Known for its criticism virtuous pilpul.
Siftei Da'at ('words of wisdom', also Proverbs 20:15), a succession of Keli Yekar in society and reach, Prague 1610.
Orach le-Chayyim ('a path for life', Proberbs 10:17), sermons for Shabbat Shuvah and Shabbat ha-Gadol, Lublin 1595.
Rivevot Efraim ('myriads of Ephraim', Book 33:17), not extant but statue in the introduction of Orach le-Chayyim.

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