David Solomon Eibenschutz

David Solomon Eibenschutz ( Hebrew : דוד שלמה אייבשיץ ) (alternate English: David Shlomo Eibeschitz) was born in Ozerjany, Ukraine in 1755.¹ His father's name was Avigdor. He was a Russian rabbi and author, a pupil of Rabbi Moses Tzvi Heller , and author of Geon Ẓebi. He was the first rabbi of the shtetl of Chorostkov, Poland (now Chorostkiv, Ukraine ). From 1790-1800, he occupied the position of rabbi in Bodzanov, Poland (now Budaniv, Ukraine ). Thereafter, he served as the rabbi for Soroki, Bessarabia (now Soroca, Moldova ), and in Jassy now Iaşi , Romania . From Iasi, he made aliyah and went to the Land of Israel in 1810 and remained there until his death (in Safed ) on 19 November 1813. He was the author of many kabalistic and Talmudical works, which still exist in manuscript. He also wrote Lebushe Serad, in two parts. The first part contains a commentary on the Shulḥan 'Aruk , Oraḥ Ḥayyim , with comments on David ben Samuel 's Ṭure Zahab and Abraham Abele Gumbiner 's Magen Abraham ; at the end of this part is added the plan of the Temple as described by Ezekiel (Mohilev, 1818, and frequently reprinted). The second part is on Shulḥan 'Aruk , Yoreh De'ah (Mohilev, 1812). His Ne'ot Deshe is a compilation of 138 responsa , in two parts, the first of which was published in Lemberg, 1861, while the second is in manuscript. Arbe Naḥal is also in two parts, the first being a treatise on the Pentateuch , the second consisting of sermons (Kopust, Sdilkov, 1835; Krotoschin, 1840; Jitomir, 1850; Lemberg, 1856).²