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Rabbi Yonah Landsofer

Rabbi Yonah Landsofer

1678 CE1712 CE · Acharonim · Prague

A Bohemian Talmudist and scholar of the Masorah, Rabbi Yonah Landsofer was a distinguished Prague intellectual known for his textual and linguistic expertise. He made a special study of Masoretic tradition and engaged with contemporary scholarly debates, including correspondence with leading figures of his era. His work on biblical transmission and knowledge dissemination in Yiddish reflected the intellectual currents of early modern Central European Jewry.

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ViennaוינהAustria

What they did here

Sent by his teacher Rabbi Avraham Broda, together with Rabbi Moshe Ḥasid, to Vienna to engage in disputations against the Shabbateans.

About Vienna

Major Central European Jewish center pre-Holocaust. Home of Isaac of Vienna (Or Zarua), R. Shimshon Raphael Hirsch's training, R. Akiva Eger's son-in-law Chatam Sofer.

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Works(3)

Shu"t Me'il Tzedakah

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Bnei Yonah

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Kanfei Yonah

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