Joseph ben Mordechai Gershon Ha-Kohen (Cracow, 1510 – 1591) was a
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Talmudist. He began his studies in the Talmud at an early age, and became the head of a yeshivah founded for him by his father-in-law. The many pupils who attended this school soon made him famous for his scholarship; and his views on religious questions were widely sought.
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was one of his correspondents.
Joseph was the author of "She'erit Yosef" (Cracow, 1590), containing
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and discussions on various rabbinical subjects, as well as a commentary on the "
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" tractates
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, Berakot, and Mo'ed.
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Joseph ben Mordechai Gershon Ha-Kohen (Cracow, 1510 – 1591) was a
PolishThe Polish people, or Poles , are a Western Slavic ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Poles are sometimes defined as people who share a common Polish culture and are of Polish descent. Their religion is predominantly Roman Catholic...
Talmudist. He began his studies in the Talmud at an early age, and became the head of a yeshivah founded for him by his father-in-law. The many pupils who attended this school soon made him famous for his scholarship; and his views on religious questions were widely sought.
Solomon LuriaSolomon Luria was one of the great Ashkenazic poskim and teachers of his time. He is known for his work of Halakha, Yam Shel Shlomo, and his Talmudic commentary Chochmat Shlomo...
was one of his correspondents.
Joseph was the author of "She'erit Yosef" (Cracow, 1590), containing
responsaResponsa comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them.-In the Roman Catholic Church:...
and discussions on various rabbinical subjects, as well as a commentary on the "
MordechaiMordechai ben Hillel, also known as The Mordechai, , was a 13th century German rabbi and posek. His chief legal commentary on the Talmud, referred to as the Mordechai, is one of the sources of the Shulchan Aruch. He died a Martyr's death at Nuremberg.-Biography:Little is known of the Mordechai's...
" tractates
NezikinFor Jewish law on damages, see Damages Nezikin or Seder Nezikin is the fourth Order of the Mishna...
, Berakot, and Mo'ed. In the
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the author states that he published this work at the request of his sons, Tanhuma and Aaron Moses, who were members of the Jewish community of Cracow. He also corrected the manuscript from which was printed the "Aggudah" of Alexander Suslin ha-Kohen of
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Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
- I. M. Zunz, 'Ir ha-zedek, p. 23, Lemberg, 1874;
- Rabinowitz, Ha'arot we-Tikunim, p. 6, Lyck, 1875;
- Dembitzer
Haim Nathan Dembitzer was a Polish Galician rabbi and historian.- Biography :His father, Jekuthiel Solomon, a scholarly merchant who claimed he was a descendant of R. Moses Isserles, died in 1833...
, Kelilat Yoft, p. 4b, Cracow, 1888;
- B. Friedberg, Gesch. der Hebräischen Typographie in Krakau, p. 8, ib. 1900.S.