R. Yaakov Yehoshua Falk (Penei Yehoshua) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Yaakov Yehoshua Falk (Penei Yehoshua)
Name
R. Yaakov Yehoshua b. Tzvi Hirsch Falk
ר' יעקב יהושע בן צבי הירש פלק
Dates1680-1756
LocationCracow, Lemberg, Tarlow, Kurow, Lesko, Buczacz, Berlin, Metz, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Worms, Offenbach
WorksTalmud commentaries (Penei Yeshoshua, Minchat Ani (on Eruvin, Niddah, Yevamote), Kelal Gadol (on topic of Rov and Chazakah), responsa.
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Life

  • Name – R. Yaakov Yehoshua b. Tzvi Hirsch Falk
    • Hebrew name – ר' יעקב יהושע בן צבי הירש פלק
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  • Dates – 1680-1756
  • Location – Cracow, Lemberg, Tarlow, Kurow, Lesko, Buczacz, Berlin, Metz, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Worms, Offenbach
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  • Family – Descendant of R. Yehoshua Heschel b. Yosef of Cracow, author of Meginnei Shelomo.
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  • Contemporaries – R. Yaakov Emden, R. Yonatan Eyebeschuetz, R. Chayyim Yosef David Azulay (Chida), R. Yechezkel Landau (Noda BiYehuda)
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