Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein
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Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein was a prominent 19th-century Lithuanian rabbi and halachic authority best known for his comprehensive legal work Aruch HaShulchan.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish legal scholar
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Lithuanian rabbi ⓘ Orthodox rabbi ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| approachToHalakha |
emphasizes minhag (local custom)
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integrates Talmudic sources with practical rulings ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bobruisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1829 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Novogrudok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Novogrudok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| denomination | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ashkenazi Jew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Halakha
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Jewish law ⓘ |
| genre |
halachic code
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responsa-style commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century poskim
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yeshiva world halachic study ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Acharonim
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Rishonim NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | author of Aruch HaShulchan ⓘ |
| languageOfWriting | Hebrew ⓘ |
| methodology |
organizes halakha according to Shulchan Aruch structure
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surveys Talmud, Rishonim, and Acharonim before ruling ⓘ |
| movement | Lithuanian Jewry ⓘ |
| name |
Yechiel Michel Epstein
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Yechiel Michel ben Aharon Epstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Yechiel Michel ha-Levi Epstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aruch HaShulchan
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Aruch HaShulchan HeAtid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
posek
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rabbi ⓘ rosh yeshiva ⓘ |
| rabbinicPosition | rabbi of Novogrudok ⓘ |
| relative |
Rabbi Baruch Epstein
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author of Torah Temimah ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Rabbi Eliyahu Goldberg ⓘ |
| statusInTradition |
major halachic authority in Lithuanian tradition
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widely cited in contemporary halachic literature ⓘ |
| teacherOf | students in Novogrudok yeshiva ⓘ |
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