Rabbi Yonah Landsofer

Years: 1678–1712

Primary city: Prague

Biography

Rabbi Yonah Landsofer was a Bohemian Talmudist and Masorah scholar in Prague. He was known for his textual and linguistic expertise, particularly his study of Masoretic tradition. His work on biblical transmission and knowledge dissemination in Yiddish reflected the intellectual currents of early modern Central European Jewry.

Works

  • Shu"t Me'il Tzedakah
  • Bnei Yonah
  • Kanfei Yonah

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