Rabbi Yosef Engel

1858 CE–1919 CE · Acharonim · Krakow (Cracow)

An extraordinarily prolific author and Av Beit Din of Krakow, Yosef Engel was a master of Talmudic analysis. His magnum opus, "Beis HaOtzar," is a vast encyclopedia of talmudic concepts, while other works clarify fundamental legal principles. He authored over one hundred volumes on many areas of Torah scholarship.

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Stop 1 of 51858–1877Born

Tarnów

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Between ages 12 and 19 (approx. 1870-1877), wrote eleven sefarim including Gilyonei Hashas, Shiv'im Panim LaTorah, Lekach Tov, Esvan D'Oraysa, and Beis HaOtzar after his rebbe refused to teach him further.

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Beis HaOtzar

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Asvan Deoraisa

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Gevuros Shmonim

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Gilyonei HaShas

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