Yosef Babad
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Yosef Ben Moshe Babad was a Rabbi
, posek
and Talmud
ist, best known for his work, the Minchat Chinuch
, a commentary on the Sefer Hachinuch. He studied under Chaim Halberstam
, the Sanz
er Rov, and enjoyed close relationships with the various Hasidic leaders
of Galicia. Rabbi Babad's first wife is not known; he later married the sister of Chaim Halberstam, and on her passing he again remarried. He served as rabbi in several cities in Galicia, and in 1857 was appointed as Av Beit Din
of Tarnopol, where he served for the rest of his career.
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...
, posek
Posek
Posek is the term in Jewish law for "decider"—a legal scholar who decides the Halakha in cases of law where previous authorities are inconclusive or in those situations where no halakhic precedent exists....
and Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
ist, best known for his work, the Minchat Chinuch
Minchat Chinuch
Minchat Chinuch is a legal commentary on the Sefer ha-Chinuch. It was written by Yosef Babad , Av Beit Din of Ternopil...
, a commentary on the Sefer Hachinuch. He studied under Chaim Halberstam
Chaim Halberstam
Chaim Halberstam of Sanz , known as the Divrei Chaim after his magnum opus on halakha, was a famous Hasidic Rebbe and the founder of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty....
, the Sanz
Sanz (Hasidic dynasty)
The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam Rabbi of Nowy Sącz , author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim , Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou , author of Boruch Taam.-Founder of dynasty:The Divrei Chaim was a disciple of Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz, who was...
er Rov, and enjoyed close relationships with the various Hasidic leaders
Rebbe
Rebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
of Galicia. Rabbi Babad's first wife is not known; he later married the sister of Chaim Halberstam, and on her passing he again remarried. He served as rabbi in several cities in Galicia, and in 1857 was appointed as Av Beit Din
Av Beit Din
Av Beit Din, Av Beis Din, or Abh Beyth Diyn . was the second-highest ranking member of the Sanhedrin during the Second Commonwealth period. He presided over the Sanhedrin in the absence of the Nasi, and was the chief of the Sanhedrin when it sat as a criminal court...
of Tarnopol, where he served for the rest of his career.