Abraham Lichtstein
Rabbi Abraham Lichtstein | |
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Title | Av Beis Din |
Personal life | |
Born | Late 18th century |
Died | 19th century |
Nationality | Polish |
Parent | Rabbi Eliezer Lipman Lichtstein |
Notable work(s) | Kanfei Nesharim |
Known for | Kanfei Nesharim |
Occupation | Rabbi, Talmudist |
Senior posting | |
Post | Av Beis Din of Przasnysz, Poland |
Abraham Lichtstein (Hebrew: אברהם לכטשטיין) was a Polish rabbi and Talmudist. He served as the Av Beis Din of Przasnysz, Poland[1] and authored a commentary on the Pentateuch entitled Kanfei Nesharim (Hebrew: כנפי נשרים, "Wings of Eagles").
Early life, education and career
[edit]Lichtstein was born in Białystok at the end of the eighteenth century. He was the son of Rabbi Eliezer Lipman Lichtstein and grandson of Rabbi Kalman of Białystok.[2]
His major work, Kanfei Nesharim, was published in Warsaw in 1881.[1] The sefer is divided into several parts, each with a separate name:
- Kiryat Sefer, an introduction to each book of the Pentateuch
- To'aliyyot ha-Ralbag, a treatment of the doctrines deduced by Gersonides from passages of the Torah
- Abach Soferim, miscellanea
- Machazeh Abraham, consisting of sermons on each section of the Torah
- Ner Mitzvah, a treatment of the number of the precepts according to Maimonides
- Shiyyure Miẓwah, a treatment of the additional precepts according to Nahmanides, Moses ben Jacob of Coucy, and Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil
- Milchemet Mitzvah, on the disputes among various authorities concerning the numbering of the precepts by Maimonides
- Torat ha-Ḳorbanot, on the Levitical laws of offerings and on the order of the High Priest's service in the Sanctuary on Yom Kippur
- Sha'arei Tziyyon, orations on theological subjects
The whole work was published together with the text of the Pentateuch (Josefow, 1829) and republished without the text (Vilna, 1894).
Lichtstein also authored a commentary on the Sefer ha-Tappuach, which was published together with the text in the Grodno edition of 1799.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sefer Kanfei Nesharim". The Society for Preservation of Hebrew Books. 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Lichtstein, Abraham ben Eliezer Lipman". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
External links
[edit]- Sefer Kanfei Nesharim (Hebrew download)
- Jewish Encyclopedia: “Lichtstein, Abraham B. Eliezer Lipman” by Solomon Schechter & N. T. London (1906). Now in public domain.