R. Baruch HaLevi Epstein (Torah Temimah) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Baruch HaLevi Epstein (Torah Temimah)
Name
R. Baruch b. Yechiel Michel HaLevi Epstein
ר' ברוך בן יחיאל מיכל הלוי אפשטיין
Dates1860-1942
LocationRussia
WorksTorah Temimah (annotated compilation of Talmudic sources on Torah), Mekor Barukh (commentary on Talmud Yerushalmi), Mekor Barukh (autobiography), Barukh She'amar (commentary on siddur, Avot, and Haggadah Shel Pesach), Gishmei Berakhah (commentary on Megillot)
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Life

  • Name – R. Baruch b. Yechiel Michel HaLevi Epstein
    • Hebrew name – ר' ברוך בן יחיאל מיכל הלוי אפשטיין
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  • Dates – 1860-1942
  • Location – Russia
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  • Occupation – Banker
  • Family – His father, R. Yechiel Michel Epstein, authored Arukh HaShulchan
  • Teachers – His father, and his uncle R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (Netziv)
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