Zvi Hirsch Chajes
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Chajes | |
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Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Chajes | |
| Title | Rabbi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | November 20, 1805 |
| Died | October 12, 1855 |
| Nationality | Galician |
| Alma mater | Studied under R. Ephraim Zalman Margulies, Doctor of Philosophy |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Main work | Mevo Hatalmud |
| Other | Rabbi 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".