R. Shabbetai HaKohen (Shakh) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Shabbetai HaKohen (Shakh)
Name
R. Shabbetai b. Meir HaKohen, Shakh
ר' שבתי בן מאיר הכהן, ש"ך
Dates1621-1662
LocationLithuania, Poland, Bohemia
WorksSiftei Kohen, Nekuddot HaKesef, Kunteres Acharon, Megillat Eifah, HeArukh, Tokfo Kohen, Gevurat Anashim, Poel Tzedek, selichot
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Life

  • Name – R. Shabbetai b. Meir HaKohen, Shakh
    • Hebrew name – ר' שבתי בן מאיר הכהן, ש"ך
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  • Dates – 1621-1662
  • Location – Lithuania, Poland, Bohemia
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  • Teachers – Studied under his father, as well as R. Yehoshua Heschel b. Yosef, and Naftali b. Yitzchak HaKohen. 
  • Contemporaries – R. David HaLevi Segal (Taz)
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    • – Chmielnicki massacres
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