Rabbi Chanoch Henoch Eigis

Years: 1863–1941

Primary city: Vilna

Biography

Rabbi Chanoch Henoch Eigis was a dayan and posek in Vilna for over four decades, serving as the community's last rabbi before its destruction in the Holocaust. He authored the two-volume responsa Marcheshes, a work of halachic inquiry and Talmudic analysis. A central figure in the Vilna rabbinate, he served on the beis din alongside Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski for many years.

Works

  • Marcheshes
  • Minchas Chanoch

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