Rabbi Avraham Gombiner

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Rabbi Avraham Gombiner was a 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, particularly in the area of Orach Chaim.

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instanceOf Jewish legal scholar
commentator on the Shulchan Aruch
halachic authority
rabbi
alsoKnownAs Abraham Abele Gombiner NERFINISHED
Avraham Abele Gombiner NERFINISHED
Magen Avraham NERFINISHED
approach Attention to minhag (custom)
Synthesis of earlier and contemporary halachic sources
areaOfHalakha Laws of Shabbat NERFINISHED
Laws of festivals NERFINISHED
Laws of prayer
areaOfHalakha Orach Chaim NERFINISHED
burialPlace Kalisz NERFINISHED
centuryActive 17th century
citedBy Later commentaries on Orach Chaim
Mishnah Berurah NERFINISHED
commentaryOn Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim NERFINISHED
countryOfActivity Poland NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Halakha NERFINISHED
Jewish law
Talmudic scholarship
genre Halachic commentary
heritage Polish Jew
honorific Rabbi
influenced Ashkenazic halachic practice
Later halachic decisors
knownFor Influential commentary on Orach Chaim section of Shulchan Aruch
Integrating customs and later authorities into Shulchan Aruch commentary
languageOfWork Hebrew
movement Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
name Avraham Gombiner NERFINISHED
notableWork Commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim NERFINISHED
Magen Avraham NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Kalisz NERFINISHED
Poland NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
role Posek
Rosh yeshiva
statusInTradition Major Acharon
timePeriod Post-medieval rabbinic era
tradition Ashkenazi NERFINISHED

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Magen Avraham author Rabbi Avraham Gombiner