Yair Bacharach
Yair Chayim Bacharach | |
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יאיר חיים בכרך | |
| Born | 1638 |
| Died | January 1, 1702 |
| Resting place | Jewish Cemetery, Worms |
| Occupation(s) | Rabbi, Posek, Book collector |
| Years active | 1666-1702 |
| Era | Koblenz, Worms, Frankfurt |
| Known for | rabbi, posek |
| Father | Moses Samson Bacharach |
| Relatives | Maharal of Prague (great-great-grandfather)
Eva Bacharach (grandmother) Abraham Samuel Bacharach (grandfather) Tobias Cohn (step-brother) |
Rabbi Yair Chayim Bacharach (1638, Lipník nad Bečvou, Moravia — 1702; Hebrew: יאיר חיים בכרך, also known by his work Chavos Yair or Chavot Yair) was a German rabbi and major 17th century posek, who lived first in Koblenz and then the remainder of his life in Worms and Mainz. His grandmother Eva Bacharach was a granddaughter of the Maharal of Prague, and his father Moses Samson Bacharach, and grandfather had served as rabbis of Worms.