Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib
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Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib (died 1791) (Hebrew: זכריה מנדל בן אריה ליב) was a Galician
and German
preacher and scholar born at Podhaice in the early part of the 18th century. He died at Frankfort-on-the-Oder December 20, 1791.
He was of the same family as Solomon Luria
and Moses Isserles
, who traced their genealogy to Rashi
. Zechariah Mendel's principal teacher was Jacob Joshua, author of Pene Yehoshua. Zechariah Mendel was preacher in the Talmud Torah
at Frankfort-on-the-Oder. He left many writings, of which only the following three have been published (at Frankfort-on-the-Oder):
Galician Jews
Galician Jews or Galitzianer Jews are a subdivision of the Ashkenazim geographically originating from Galicia, from western Ukraine and from the south-eastern corner of Poland . Galicia proper, which was inhabited by Ukrainians, Poles and Jews, was a royal province within Austro-Hungarian empire...
and German
History of the Jews in Germany
The presence of Jews in Germany has been established since the early 4th century. The community prospered under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades...
preacher and scholar born at Podhaice in the early part of the 18th century. He died at Frankfort-on-the-Oder December 20, 1791.
He was of the same family as Solomon Luria
Solomon Luria
Solomon 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...
and Moses Isserles
Moses Isserles
Moses Isserles, also spelled Moshe Isserlis, , was an eminent Ashkenazic rabbi, talmudist, and posek, renowned for his fundamental work of Halakha , entitled ha-Mapah , an inline commentary on the Shulkhan Aruch...
, who traced their genealogy to Rashi
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzhaki , or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi , was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh...
. Zechariah Mendel's principal teacher was Jacob Joshua, author of Pene Yehoshua. Zechariah Mendel was preacher in the Talmud Torah
Talmud Torah
Talmud Torah schools were created in the Jewish world, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, as a form of public primary school for boys of modest backgrounds, where they were given an elementary education in Hebrew, the Scriptures , and the Talmud...
at Frankfort-on-the-Oder. He left many writings, of which only the following three have been published (at Frankfort-on-the-Oder):
- Menorat Zekaryah (1776), a work containing novellæ on the tractate ShabbatMoedMoed is the second Order of the Mishnah, the first written recording of the Oral Torah of the Jewish people . Of the six orders of the Mishna, Moed is the third shortest. The order of Moed consists of 12 tractates:# Shabbat: or Shabbath deals with the 39 prohibitions of "work" on the Shabbat...
and homilies for the SabbathShabbatShabbat is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until a few minutes after when one would expect to be able to see three stars in the sky on Saturday night. The exact times, therefore, differ from...
and holy days - Zekaryah Meshullam (1779), a sequel to the preceding work, and containing novellæ on the TalmudTalmudThe 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....
- Zekaryah ha-Mebin (1791), a guide to religious philosophy and to the knowledge of the true KabalaKabalaKabala can refer to:*Kabbalah, system of Jewish mysticism*Kabala, Sierra Leone, town in Sierra Leone*Kabala, Estonia, village in Türi Parish, Järva County, Estonia*Kabala, Mardin a town in Mardin Province of Turkey*Ka-Bala, 1967 fortune telling board game...
.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
- Fuenn, Keneset Yisrael, p. 315;
- Fürst, Bibl. Jud. iii. 305.