‘Olelot Efrayim (The Gleanings of Ephraim)

Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz

1590

Part II: Sermons on the Festivals

Sermon 1: Organic Unity of Cosmos as Model for Human Harmony (Based on Maimonides, Guide I, 72)

[Text:] § 22 The Midrash says: “For the sake of four things were our ancestors redeemed from Egypt: Because of their sexual chastity, because they refrained from slander, because they did not change their language, and…
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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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