Israel Lipschitz
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Israel LipschitzIsrael Lipschitz ( (1782-1860) was rabbi and one of the Acharonim
first at Dessau
and then at the Jewish Community
of Danzig. He was the author of Tiferet Yisrael (commentary)
a well-known commentary on the Mishna. It is often referred to as "Mishnayos Yachin uBoaz." It is subdivided into two parts, one more general and one more analytical, titled "Yachin" and "Boaz" respectively (after two large pillars in the Temple in Jerusalem). This is considered to be one of the best and most useful commentaries on the Mishna. He also wrote Shevilei de'Rakiya, an introduction to the principles of Rabbinical astronomy, and Derush Ohr Ha-Hayyim (Homily on the Light of Life) which debates the eternality of the soul.
He led the life of an ascetic, frequently fasted three days in succession, and studied incessantly. His ethical will contains twenty-eight paragraphs, consisting chiefly of moral and ascetic precepts. He left in manuscript many notes ("derashot") to the Shulchan Aruch
and to Maimonides
Mishneh Torah
, a comprehensive treatise on the order Tohorot
, and many responsa
.
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Acharonim
Acharonim is a term used in Jewish law and history, to signify the leading rabbis and poskim living from roughly the 16th century to the present....
first at Dessau
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
and then at the Jewish Community
Jewish community of Danzig
The Jewish Community of Gdańsk dates back at least to the 15th century. For many centuries it was separated from the rest of the city. Under Polish rule, Jews acquired limited rights in the city in the 16th and 17th centuries. After the incorporation into Prussia the community largely assimilated...
of Danzig. He was the author of Tiferet Yisrael (commentary)
Tiferet Yisrael (commentary)
Tiferet Yisrael is a commentary on the Mishnah written by Rabbi Israel Lipschitz....
a well-known commentary on the Mishna. It is often referred to as "Mishnayos Yachin uBoaz." It is subdivided into two parts, one more general and one more analytical, titled "Yachin" and "Boaz" respectively (after two large pillars in the Temple in Jerusalem). This is considered to be one of the best and most useful commentaries on the Mishna. He also wrote Shevilei de'Rakiya, an introduction to the principles of Rabbinical astronomy, and Derush Ohr Ha-Hayyim (Homily on the Light of Life) which debates the eternality of the soul.
He led the life of an ascetic, frequently fasted three days in succession, and studied incessantly. His ethical will contains twenty-eight paragraphs, consisting chiefly of moral and ascetic precepts. He left in manuscript many notes ("derashot") to the Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch
The Shulchan Aruch also known as the Code of Jewish Law, is the most authoritative legal code of Judaism. It was authored in Safed, Israel, by Yosef Karo in 1563 and published in Venice two years later...
and to Maimonides
Maimonides
Moses 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...
Mishneh Torah
Mishneh Torah
The Mishneh Torah subtitled Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka is a code of Jewish religious law authored by Maimonides , one of history's foremost rabbis...
, a comprehensive treatise on the order Tohorot
Tohorot
Tohorot is the sixth order of the Mishnah . This order deals with the clean/unclean distinction and family purity. This is the longest of the orders in the Mishnah. There are 12 tractates:...
, and many responsa
Responsa
Responsa 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...
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