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Rabbi Reuven Margolios

Rabbi Reuven Margolios

1889 CE1971 CE · Acharonim · Tel Aviv

Rabbinic scholar and author known for his critical editions of medieval Jewish texts. He produced annotated versions of *Sefer Chasidim* attributed to Rabbi Yehuda ben Shmuel of Regensburg, first published in 1924, along with editions of the responsa *She'elot u-Teshuvot min ha-Shamayim* of Rabbi Yaakov of Marvège and the disputations of Ramban with Pablo Christiani in 1263. He also authored scholarly biographies of major rabbinic figures including Maharsha, Or HaChaim, Ramban, and Rabbi Yechiel of Paris, and received the Israel Prize in 1957 for his research on Kabbalah and Chasidism.

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Stop 1 of 21889–1930Born

Smorgon

What they did here

Established and operated a seforim (Torah books) store in Smorgon, which became a meeting place for intellectual Torah discussions and learning.

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Margolios HaYam

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Mekor HaBracha

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Nefesh Chayah

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Malachei Elyon

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Yalkut Margolios

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Toldos Adam

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Ner LaMaor

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