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R. Zecharyah Mendel (Baer Heiteiv) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Zecharyah Mendel (Baer Heiteiv)

Name	R. Zecharyah Mendel b. Aryeh Leib ר' זכריה מנדל בן אריה לייב
Dates	Late 17th-early18th century
Location	Poland
Works	Baer Heiteiv (on Shulchan Arukh Yoreh Deah and Choshen Mishpat)
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• Name – R. Zecharyah Mendel b. Aryeh Leib
  • Hebrew name – ר' זכריה מנדל בן אריה לייב
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• Dates – Late 17th-early18th century
• Location – Poland
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• Misattributed works – The Baer Heiteiv on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayyim and Even HaEzer was authored by R. Yehuda b. Shimon Ashkenazi, not R. Zecharyah Mendel.

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