Yechiel Michel HaLevi Epstein: Difference between revisions
Created page with "Rabbi Yechiel Michel HaLevi Epstein (20 Shevat 5589 - 22 Adar II 5668; 1829-1908) was a Rav, posek, and author of the Aruch HaShulchan on all four sections of the Shulchan Aruch. He is also known as the "Aruch HaShulchan" after his sefer. == Life History == Rabbi Epstein was born in Bobruisk, Belarus, to Rashka and Rav Aharon Yitzchak HaLevi, who was a talmid chacham and merchant. His family, the Epstein family, is descended from the Sephardic Benveniste family and from..." |
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In the introduction to the sefer, Rabbi Epstein writes: "In it will be explained all the dinim and halachos written in the Shulchan Aruch... with all the dinim scattered throughout the seforim of the Acharonim. And every din I have explained in its place with its reason with Hashem's help, based on the premises and proofs from the great poskim"... In addition to halachos, the sefer also includes many of the minhagim of Lithuanian communities during Rabbi Epstein's time. | In the introduction to the sefer, Rabbi Epstein writes: "In it will be explained all the dinim and halachos written in the Shulchan Aruch... with all the dinim scattered throughout the seforim of the Acharonim. And every din I have explained in its place with its reason with Hashem's help, based on the premises and proofs from the great poskim"... In addition to halachos, the sefer also includes many of the minhagim of Lithuanian communities during Rabbi Epstein's time. | ||
Since the "Aruch HaShulchan" was written following the order of the Shulchan Aruch, it deals only with mitzvos that are applicable today, and lacks broad topics of dinim dependent on Eretz Yisrael and the Beis HaMikdash, such as Zeraim, Kodshim, Tumah and Tahara, Nezirus, Arachin and Charamim, Sanhedrin, Mamrim, Melachim, Shekalim, and Kiddush HaChodesh. These topics were included in Rabbi Epstein's next sefer - "Aruch HaShulchan HeAsid" which was only printed after his passing. | Since the "Aruch HaShulchan" was written following the order of the Shulchan Aruch, it deals only with mitzvos that are applicable today, and lacks broad topics of dinim dependent on Eretz Yisrael and the Beis HaMikdash, such as Zeraim, Kodshim, Tumah and Tahara, Nezirus, Arachin and Charamim, Sanhedrin, Mamrim, Melachim, Shekalim, and Kiddush HaChodesh. These topics were included in Rabbi Epstein's next sefer - "Aruch HaShulchan HeAsid" which was only printed after his passing<ref>See the Rebbe's words about this book in Hitva'aduyot 5745 (1985), Volume 5, page 2669, at its beginning</ref>. | ||
In the "Aruch HaShulchan," Rabbi Epstein frequently cites the words of the Alter Rebbe in Shulchan Aruch HaRav, referring to him as "HaGR"Z" (HaGaon Rabbi Zalman). | In the "Aruch HaShulchan," Rabbi Epstein frequently cites the words of the Alter Rebbe in Shulchan Aruch HaRav, referring to him as "HaGR"Z" (HaGaon Rabbi Zalman). | ||