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7 Tammuz · Yahrzeit

Rabbi Baruch Frankel Teomim - "Baruch Tam"

Rabbi Baruch ben Yehoshua Yechezkel Feivel Frankel-Teomim (1760–1828) - "Baruch Tam" - was a rabbi and Talmudist in Wisnicz, Austrian Galicia, and in Leipnik, Moravia, in the first half of the 19th century. Yahrzeit - 7 Tammuz Resting place - Leipnik, Moravia He was the father-in-law of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz. He was born in 1760 and was one of the distinguished students of David Tevele, Av Beit Din of Lissa, as the latter mentions in his work "Nefesh David." Later he studied under Rabbi Yehuda Charif Lieber, son of Rabbi Binyamin of Krakow. His approbations to "Tzemach le-Avraham" by Rabbi Avi Hirsch, son of Rabbi Chaim HaLevi (Warsaw, 1796), were written while he was living in Wisnicz. In 1779 he was appointed Av Beit Din, succeeding Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Margolioth, who died in 1778. Rav Baruch remained there for more than twenty years, until 1802. After the death of Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Eger in 1796, he became Av Beit Din of Leipnik in 1802. There he wrote his famous work "Baruch Tam", which was published by his son. He was married twice. His works: "Baruch Tam" - novellae and pilpulim; "Baruch She'amar"; "Marganita De-Rav"; "Imrei Baruch"; "Chidushei Baruch Tam" and others. May the merit of Rabbi Baruch ben Yehoshua Yechezkel Feivel Frankel-Teomim protect Am Yisrael! (https://dailyzohar.com/tzadikim/588-Rabbi-Baruch-Frankel-Teomim)