Keli yakar (Precious Ornament)

Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz

1602

Gen. 1:11: Tree of fruit producing fruit for its kind—Every tree is called a “tree of fruit,” and they all produce fruit, some for food and some for healing. As for the phrase, “producing fruit for its kind,” this needs interpretation, in the light of the verse: כי האדם עץ השדה, which can be read: “For the tree of the field is [considered] a human…

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Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz

1550–1619

A renowned preacher from a young age and fierce moral and social critic, Ephraim Solomon ben Aaron Luntshitz studied in the highly esteemed yeshiva of Solomon Luria (the Maharshal). Luntshitz preached throughout Poland and served as a yeshiva head in Lvov and then, from 1604, in Prague. He reported adding “Solomon” to his name at a time of grave illness. Luntshitz’s published books, which include biblical commentary, stem in various ways from his preaching.

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