Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel

Polish rabbi

Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel

Personal life
Born| c. 1547
Died| (1617-10-17)October 17, 1617
Religious life
Religion| Judaism

Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel (Hebrew: משולם פייבש בן ישראל שמואל; c. 1547 – October 17, 1617) was a Polish rabbi, who served as av beit din of Kraków.[1]

## Biography

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Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel was born around 1547. He initially gained recognition as the head of a thriving yeshiva in Brest-Litovsk, one of his pupils being Joel Sirkes. In 1590 he introduced regulations aimed at upholding Sabbath observance.[2] While the exact year of his relocation to Kraków is not documented, records confirm his presence there in 1605.

Meshullam was widely respected as an authority on rabbinical matters, he participated in the meetings of the Council of Four Lands while in Cracow,[3] and was consulted by other prominent scholars of his time. Notable among these correspondences are his responses to inquiries from Meir Lublin[4] and Sirkes.[5] In a responsum to Joshua Falk ha-Kohen, Meshullam offered an interpretation of a passage from Niddah, demonstrating a thorough understanding of anatomy and some knowledge of Latin.[6] Two additional responsa authored by Meshullam have been preserved.[7]

Abraham Schrenzel, in his work Etan ha-Ezraḥi,[8] references a treatise titled Sefer Shemot Giṭṭin by Meshullam on proper names in bills of divorce. Meshullam also edited and published the responsa of Moses Minz (Kraków, 1617).

## References

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rosenthal, Herman; Seligsohn, M. (1904). "Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 8\. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 504.

1. ^ Zunz, Jehiel Mattathias (1874). ʻIr ha-tzedek (in Hebrew). Lemberg. pp. 49–52.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. ^ Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred, eds. (2007). "Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel". Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
3. ^ https://ia801402.us.archive.org/3/items/enc-judaica-vol.-09-her-int/Enc_Judaica_-_vol.14_-_Mel-Nas.pdf
4. ^ Responsa, no. 81.
5. ^ She'elot u-Teshubot ha-BaḤ, no. 102.
6. ^ She'elot u-Teshubot ha-BaḤ ha-Ḥadashot, no. 34.
7. ^ Ib. no. 81 and She'elot u-Teshubot Ge'one Batra'e, no. 44.
8. ^ Responsa, No. 29.

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