Sifte da‘at (Lips of Knowledge): On Genesis

Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz

1610

This is the statute of the Torah . . . זאת חקת התורה—It should say זאת חקת הפרה (“this is the statute of the heifer”), as it says elsewhere “this is the statute of the Passover” (Exodus 12:43)! And if you say that case is different, as the Passover offering has already been mentioned in that portion, was not the heifer also hinted at in the episode…

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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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