Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Chaver

Years: 1789–1852

Primary city: Suwałki

Biography

Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Chaver was a Lithuanian kabbalist and Talmudist who became a leading expositor of the Vilna Gaon's mystical school. He authored Pithei Shearim, a systematic introduction to Lurianic Kabbalah in the tradition of the Gaon, alongside the philosophical Magen v'Tzinah and numerous halachic works.

Works

  • Beis Yitzchak
  • Shu"t Binyan Olam
  • Pischei Shearim
  • Siach Yitzchak

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