Friday, October 17, 2008

Writing on the walls - the biography of the Magen Avrohom and on his sources

I am not aware of any scholarly biographies of the MA but see here for a general overview from R' Zvi Hirsch Michelson [1]. Note especially his comments on the MA's reverent attitude towards SA and Rema.

I also noticed that in MA 284:7 he writes:

..כי בכל העולם יש יהודים - ע' מאור עינים

The relevant quote is in the Meor Einayim (de Rossi) in Imrei Binah 3:55. Not a source that one usually associates with the MA.


[1] I don't own part 3 of C. Tchernowitz's Toledot HaPosekim but I would imagine he has useful information. (NB - It is surprising that Tchernowitz doesn't discuss the Mishna Berurah, although he does discuss the Aruch HaShulchan. TP was reviewed by J Katz in KS.)
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3 comments:

  1. Dan RabinowitzOctober 17, 2008 at 10:55 AM

    what is particularly interesting is the MA popularization of kabbalistic customs.

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  2. Wolf2191October 17, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    Did't the Chavos Yair do the same?

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  3. Dan RabinowitzOctober 17, 2008 at 11:51 AM

    While the Chavos Yair also discusses kabbalistic customs, the Chavos Yair was not nearly as influential as the MA.

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