Solomon Luria
Solomon Luria | |
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Portrait attributed to Solomon Luria | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1510 |
| Died | November 7, 1573 (aged 63) |
| Buried | Lublin, Poland |
| Occupation | Talmudist, halakhist, biblical commentator |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Shlomo Luria (Hebrew: שלמה לוריא; 1510 – November 7, 1573) was one of the great Ashkenazi Jewish poskim (decisors of Jewish law) and teachers of the sixteenth century. He is known for his work of Halakha titled Yam Shel Shlomo (ים של שלמה, 'Sea of Solomon') and his Talmud commentary Chochmat Shlomo (pronounced [/χoxˈmat ʃloˈmo/]; חכמת שלמה, 'Wisdom [of] Solomon'). Luria is often referred to as "Maharshal" מהרש"ל (a Hebrew abbreviation for "Our Teacher, Rabbi Solomon Luria") or "Rashal" רש"ל (an abbreviation for "Rabbi Solomon Luria").