Rabbi Avraham Gombiner

Hebrew name: מגן אברהם

Years: 1635–1682

Primary city: Kalisz

Biography

Rabbi Avraham Gombiner was a leading halachic authority who settled in Kalisz after being orphaned during the Chmielnicki massacres. His major work, the Magen Avraham commentary on Orach Chaim of the Shulchan Aruch, became an authoritative and widely studied text that shaped halachic rulings.

Works

  • Magen Avraham
  • Zayis Ra'anan

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