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R. Moshe Rivkes (Beer HaGolah) – Intellectual Profile

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R. Moshe Rivkes (Beer HaGolah)

Name	R. Moshe b. Naftali Hirsch Rivkes ר' משה בן נפתלי הירש רבקש
Dates	?-1672?
Location	Lithuania, Amsterdam
Works	Be'er HaGolah, additions to Shulkhan Arukh, Mishnah commentary, ethical testament
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• Name – R. Moshe b. Naftali Hirsch Rivkes
  • Hebrew name – ר' משה בן נפתלי הירש רבקש 
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• Dates – ?-1672?
• Location – Lithuania, Amsterdam
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• Family –  R. Eliyahu of Vilna (Vilna Gaon) was a descendant of R. Moshe and was supported through a legacy he established.
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• Contemporaries – R. Shabbetai HaKohen (Shakh), R. Ephraim b. Yaakov HaKohen, R. Aharon Shemuel Koidonover
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