R. Yom Tov Lipmann Heller (Tosefot Yom Tov) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Yom Tov Lipmann Heller (Tosefot Yom Tov)
Name
R. Yom Tov Lipmann b. Natan HaLevi Heller
ר' יום טוב ליפמן בן נתן הלוי הלר
Dates1579-1654
LocationBavaria, Prague, Vienna, Poland
WorksTosefot Yom Tov, Ma'adanei Melekh VeLechem Chamudot (Ma'adanei Yom Tov), Pilpula Charifta, Malbushei Yom Tov, Megillat Eivah, commentary on Bechinat Olam, Tzurat Beit HaMikdash, glosses to Givat HaMoreh, responsa, liturgical poems
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Life

  • Name – R. Yom Tov Lipmann b. Natan HaLevi Heller
    • Hebrew name – ר' יום טוב ליפמן בן נתן הלוי הלר
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  • Dates – 1579-1654
  • Location – Bavaria, Prague, Vienna, Poland
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  • Teachers – His grandfather R. Moshe Wallerstein, R. Yehudah Loew b. Bezalel (Maharal).
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    • – Thirty Years War
    • –Chmielnicki massacres
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