Rabbi Yair Chayim Bacharach (1639, Lipník nad Bečvou, Moravia — 1702) was a German rabbi, initially in Koblenz and remainder of his life in Worms and Metz. Lipník nad Bečvou (ˈlɪpɲik ˈnadbɛtʃvoʊ̯ German: Leipnik) is a small town located in the Olomouc Region, in the eastern part of the Czech Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German Spellings French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine Worms (voɐms is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River Metz (mɛs in French) is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine région and Préfecture His grandmother Chava was a granddaughter of the Maharal of Prague, and his father and grandfather had served as rabbis of Metz. Judah Loew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loewe son of Bezalel" also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai '''Loewe''' '''Löwe''' 1525 &ndash Thursday 7 September
He was the author of Havvot Yair ("Villages of Yair") a collection of responsa by the title of which is he commonly referred; its title is a reference to his grandmother Chava as well as to a place mentioned in Numbers 32:41 and elsewhere in the Jewish Bible. Responsa ( Latin: plural of responsum, "answers" comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by Legal scholars in response to questions See also Old testament, Septuagint, Targum, Peshitta The Tanakh (תַּנַ"ךְ (taˈnax or; also Tenakh or Tenak is Other work includes his Mekor Chayim, which was intended as a principal commentary to Shulkhan Arukh but was withdrawn by Bacharach when he discovered that other commentaries, notably the Taz and the Magen Avraham, had appeared. The Shulchan Aruch (שולחן ערוך literally " Set Table " (also Shulhan Aruch or Shulchan Arukh) is a Codification It is still regarded a prime source of material concerning minhagim (customs) of the area and epoch. Minhag ( Hebrew: מנהג "custom" pl minhagim) is an accepted tradition or group of traditions in Judaism.
Besides his Halakhic expertise he had complete mastery of all the sciences, music, history and wrote poetry. Halakha ( הלכה; alternative transliterations include Halocho and Halacha) is the collective body of Jewish Religious law Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology He compiled a 46 volume encyclopedia on many topics.
In 1689 the Worms community was decimated by the French. Worms (voɐms is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River Gradually, it was rebuilt. In 1699 he was appointed rabbi of Worms where his father and grandfather had served before him. Worms (voɐms is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River He served for only three years until his death in 1702. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The inscription on his tombstone begins with the words, “A great and dark horror befalls us from the hiding of the light of Rabbeinu. . . ”
In 1982 his major work, Mekor Chaim, was finally published posthumously by Mechon Yerushalayim. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
References
- Jewish Encyclopedia
- Rabbi Yair Chaim Bacharach from the Orthodox Union website
- Family Tree
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