Ephraim ben Samuel Sanvel Hekscher (Hebrew: אפרים בן שמואל זנוויל העקשיר, romanized: Efrayim ben Shemuʼel Zanṿil Heḳshir; c. 1680–1759) was head of the Jewish congregation of Altona at the beginning of the 18th century. He was the author of Dibre ḥakhamim ve-ḥidotam, giving the sources and interpretations of many rabbinical laws; Adne paz, responsa on the Shulḥan 'Arukh, especially on Oraḥ Ḥayyim; and Livyat Ḥen, novellæ on the Talmud.[1][2]
Publications edit
- Dibre ḥakhamim ve-ḥidotam. Altona. 1743.
- Adne paz. Altona. 1743.
- Livyat Ḥen. Vol. 1. Altona. 1732.
- Livyat Ḥen. Vol. 2. Altona. 1743.
References edit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard; Mannheimer, S. (1904). "Hekscher, Ephraim ben Samuel Sanvel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 333.
- ^ Steinschneider, Moritz (1852–60). "Efraim Hekscher b. Samuel, Archisyn. Altonae et Hamburg". Catalogus Librorum Hebræorum in Bibliotheca Bodleiana (in Latin). Berlin: A. Friedlaender. p. 903.
- ^ Fürst, Julius (1863). Bibliotheca Judaica: Bibliographisches Handbuch der gesammten jüdischen Literatur (in German). Vol. 1. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann. p. 376.
 | This biographical article about a person notable in connection with Judaism is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |