R. Shemuel Eidels (Maharsha) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Shemuel Eidels (Maharsha)
Name
R. Shemuel Eliezer b. Yehuda HaLevi Eidels (Maharsha)
ר' שמואל אליעזר בן יהודה הלוי, מהרש"א
Dates1555-1631
LocationCracow, Posen, Chelm, Lublin, Ostrog
WorksTalmud commentaries (Chiddushei Halakhot, Chiddushei Aggadot), Zichron Devarim, Liturgical poems
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Background

Life

  • Name – R. Shemuel Eliezer b. Yehuda HaLevi Eidels (Maharsha)
    • Hebrew name – ר' שמואל אליעזר בן יהודה הלוי, מהרש"א
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  • Dates – 1555-1631
  • Location – Cracow, Posen, Chelm, Lublin, Ostrog
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  • Family – He was supported by his wealthy mother-in-law, Edel, whose name he adopted as a surname.
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  • Contemporaries – R. Yoel Sirkis (Bach)
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Torah Commentary

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