Aryeh Judah Leib ben Moses Teomim
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Aryeh Judah Leib ben Moses Teomim was a rabbi
and scholar of the 17th and 18th centuries who lived in Pińczów
, and later in Plotzk. He was the author of the following works:
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and scholar of the 17th and 18th centuries who lived in Pińczów
Pinczów
Pińczów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, about 40 km south of Kielce. It is the capital of Pińczów County. Population is 12,304 .-History:...
, and later in Plotzk. He was the author of the following works:
- Ya'alat Chen (Zolkiev, 1802), sermons on different parashiyyot
- Get Mekushshar (Warsaw, 1812), compendium to that part of MaimonidesMaimonidesMoses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...
' Yad which treats of divorce - Magen ha-Elef, called also Shem Chadash (ib. 1817), on the regulations of the ritual codex referring to the PassoverPassoverPassover is a Jewish holiday and festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt...
festival (to this work are appended notes on the Machatzit ha-Shekel of Samuel ha-Levi Kolin) - She'elot u-Teshubot Gur Aryeh Yehudah (Zolkiev, 1827), compendium of the four ritual codices:
- Chiddushim (Warsaw, 1830), treating of the shechitah and TerefahTerefahTerefah refers to any animal whose death is due to mortal injuries or physical defects.The prohibition of eating terefah stems from the biblical verse, וְאַנְשֵׁי קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיוּן לִי וּבָשָׂר בַּשָּׂדֶה טְרֵפָה לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ לַכֶּלֶב תַּשְׁלִכוּן אֹתוֹ Terefah (Hebrew: טרפה, lit. "Torn" by beast...
- Simchat Yom-Tob (ib. 1841), complete commentary on the tractate Betzah
- She'elot u-Teshubot Meshibat Nefesh (ib. 1849), responsaResponsaResponsa comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them.-In the Roman Empire:Roman law recognised responsa prudentium, i.e...
on the ritual codices - Chiddushim (ib. 1859), compendium of the ritual codex Yoreh De'ahYoreh De'ahYoreh De'ah is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha , Arba'ah Turim around 1300. This section treats all aspects of Jewish law not pertinent to the Hebrew calendar, finance, torts, marriage, divorce, or sexual conduct....
- Chiddushim (Warsaw, 1830), treating of the shechitah and Terefah
- Birkat ha-Shir (n. p., n. d.), a Passover Haggadah together with commentary
- Melo ha-'Omer, commentary on the Pentateuch and the Five Megillot
- Tib Chalitzah and Tib Kiddushin (n. p., n. d.), collections of responsa on the ceremony of Chalitzah as observed in modern times, and on marriage contracts.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
- Fürst, Bibl. Jud. s.v. Zinz;
- Benjacob, Otzar ha-Sefarim, pp. 94, 96, 175, 208, 227, 296, 376, 591, 592, 594, 636.