Ephraim Zalman Shor

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Ephraim Zalman Shor
TitleTevu'ot Shor
Personal
Born
Ephraim Zalman Shor

c. 1550
Died2 October 1633 (1 Tishrei 5424)
ReligionJudaism
SpouseHanna Henele Wahl Katzenallenbogen
ChildrenJacob Shor, Rachel Shor, Zemach Shor, Hesa Shor, Yehuda Shor, Margella Shor
Parents
Main workTevu'ot Shor
BuriedLviv
DynastyShor

Ephraim Zalman Shor (

Czech rabbi who is best known for his rabbinic work on koshrut and the proper ritual slaughter of animals
called Tevu'ot Shor.

Biography

Ephraim Shor was born c. 1550 in

magnum opus Tevu'ot Shor which dealt with laws of koshrut and the proper halakahic ritual slaughter of animals.[2] Ephraim died on 2 October 1663 in Lublin, and was buried in Lviv, Ukraine. His descendants would go on to occupy several prominent roles in Eastern European Jewry.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Shor". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. OCLC 974710627
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