Zvi Hirsch Chajes

Rabbi
Zvi Hirsch Chajes
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Chajes
TitleRabbi
Personal life
BornNovember 20, 1805
DiedOctober 12, 1855
NationalityGalician
Alma materStudied under R. Ephraim Zalman Margulies, Doctor of Philosophy
OccupationRabbi
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Main workMevo Hatalmud
OtherRabbi of Zhovkva, Rabbi of Kalisz

Zvi Hirsch Chajes (Hebrew: צבי הירש חיות - November 20, 1805 - October 12, 1855; also Chayes or Hayot or Chiyos) was a Galician talmudic scholar. He is best known for his work Mevo Hatalmud (Introduction to the Talmud), which serves both as commentary and introduction. Chayes is also known as "The Maharatz Chajes" (מהר"ץ חיות), the Hebrew acronym for "Our Teacher, the Rabbi, Zvi Chayes".