Acharonim1661–1733Prague; Worms; Metz
Rabbi Yaakov Reischer (the Shevut Yaakov)
Halakha and responsa, aggadah
- Shevut Yaakov
- Chok Yaakov
- Minchat Yaakov
- Iyun Yaakov
- Torat HaShlamim
- Ein Yaakov
- Prague
- Metz
- Worms
- The Shach
Halakha and responsa, aggadah
Halakha and aggadah together: he wrote responsa and novellae on the Shulchan Aruch, a work on the Shach’s rules of doubt, and also a commentary on the aggadot of the Talmud in Ein Yaakov. He used to engage in halakhic debate with his brothers-in-law, Rabbi Eliyah Shapira and Rabbi David Oppenheim.
One of the rabbis of Ashkenaz, a halakhic authority and author of books on halakha and aggadah. Born in Prague, he served there as a judge and later as head of the chief rabbinical court, and then as rabbi and head of the yeshiva in Worms and in Metz, where he died. His works include the responsa Shevut Yaakov, Chok Yaakov on the laws of Passover, Minchat Yaakov and Iyun Yaakov, a commentary on the aggadot in Ein Yaakov.
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