Elijah Spira

Elijah Spira (1660 - 1712) (alternatively, "Shapira" or "Shapiro", Hebrew : אליהו שפירא ) was son of Benjamin Wolf Spira . He was a brother-in-law of Yaakov Reischer [1] , and a student of Avraham Gombiner [2] . He was rabbi at Tiktin , and afterward preacher and director of a large Talmudic academy in his hometown of Prague . He published Eliyahu Zuṭa, a commentary on that part of Mordecai Yoffe 's Levush relating to the Shulhan Aruk , Oraḥ Ḥayyim (Prague, 1689, 1701). His valuable work Eliyahu Rabbah (Sulzbach, 1757), containing discussions on the Oraḥ Ḥayyim , was printed posthumously by his son, whose name is not given. Shishah Shiṭṭot, novellæ on six Talmudic tractates , were published by his grandson Elijah ben Wolf Spira (Fürth, 1768). His manuscript works, including commentaries on the Bible and Talmud , as well as sermons, responsa , etc., were destroyed by fire in 1754.

Elijah Spira (1660–1712) (alternatively, "Shapira" or "Shapiro", Hebrew : אליהו שפירא ) was son of Benjamin Wolf Spira . He was a brother-in-law of Yaakov Reischer [1] , and a student of Avraham Gombiner [2] . He was rabbi at Tiktin , and afterward preacher and director of a large Talmudic academy in his hometown of Prague . He published Eliyahu Zuṭa, a commentary on that part of Mordecai Yoffe 's Levush relating to the Shulhan Aruk , Oraḥ Ḥayyim (Prague, 1689, 1701). His valuable work Eliyahu Rabbah (Sulzbach, 1757), containing discussions on the Oraḥ Ḥayyim , was printed posthumously by his son, whose name is not given. Shishah Shiṭṭot, novellæ on six Talmudic tractates, were published by his grandson Elijah ben Wolf Spira (Fürth, 1768). His manuscript works, including commentaries on the Bible and Talmud , as well as sermons, responsa , etc., were destroyed by fire in 1754.

Elijah Spira (1660–1712) (alternatively, "Shapira" or "Shapiro", Hebrew : אליהו שפירא ) was son of Benjamin Wolf Spira . He was a brother-in-law of Yaakov Reischer and a student of Avraham Gombiner . He was rabbi at Tiktin , and afterward preacher and director of a large Talmudic academy in his hometown of Prague . His works include Eliyahu Zutta , a commentary on that part of Mordecai Yoffe 's Levush relating to the Shulhan Arukh , Orach Chaim (Prague, 1689, 1701). His best-known work was Eliyahu Rabbah (Sulzbach, 1757), containing discussions on Orach Chaim . It was printed posthumously by his son, whose name is not given. Originally intended as a commentary on the Levush (like Eliyahu Zutta), it was printed as commentary on the Shulchan Aruch and became known as such. Shishah Shittot, containing novellæ on six Talmudic tractates, was published by his grandson Elijah ben Wolf Spira (Fürth, 1768). His manuscript works, including commentaries on the Bible and Talmud , as well as sermons, responsa , etc., were destroyed by fire in 1754.

Elijah Spira (1660–1712) (alternatively, "Shapira" or "Shapiro", Hebrew : אליהו שפירא ) was son of Benjamin Wolf Spira . He was a brother-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Reischer , Rabbi David Oppenheim and a student of Rabbi Avraham Gombiner . He was rabbi at Tiktin , and afterward preacher and director of a large Talmudic academy in his hometown of Prague . His works include Eliyahu Zutta , a commentary on that part of Mordecai Yoffe 's Levush relating to the Shulhan Arukh , Orach Chaim (Prague, 1689, 1701). His best-known work was Eliyahu Rabbah (Sulzbach, 1757), containing discussions on Orach Chaim . It was printed posthumously by his son, whose name is not given. Originally intended as a commentary on the Levush (like Eliyahu Zutta), it was printed as commentary on the Shulchan Aruch and became known as such. Shishah Shittot, containing novellæ on six Talmudic tractates, was published by his grandson Elijah ben Wolf Spira (Fürth, 1768). His manuscript works, including commentaries on the Bible and Talmud , as well as sermons, responsa , etc., were destroyed by fire in 1754.