Shlomo Ganzfried

Rabbi
Shlomo Ganzfried
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried
TitleRabbi
Personal
Born
Shlomo ben Joseph Ganzfried

1804
DiedJuly 30, 1886
ReligionJudaism
NationalityHungarian
ParentJoseph Ganzfried
Notable work(s)Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Kesset HaSofer, Pnei Shlomo, Torat Zevach, Sefer Apiryon, Lechem V'simlah, Ohalei Sheim, Sheim Shlomo, Sefer Galuy
Known forAuthor of Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
OccupationRabbi, Posek
Senior posting
PostRabbi of Brezovica, Dayan in Ungvár

Shlomo Ganzfried (or Salomon ben Joseph Ganzfried, Hungarian: Ganzfried Salamon, Hebrew: רַבִּי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶּן יוֹסֵף גאנצפריד‎, Yiddish: רבּי שְׁלֹמה בֶּן יוֹסף גאַנצפֿריד‎; 1804, in Ungvár, Com.Ung, Royal Hungary – 30 July 1886, in Ungvár, Ung, Royal Hungary) was an Orthodox rabbi and posek best known as the author of the work of Halakha (Jewish law), the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (Hebrew: קיצור שולחן ערוך, "The Abbreviated Shulchan Aruch"), by which title he is also known.[1]

  1. ^ Marienberg, Evyatar (2019). "The 19th-century Kitzur Shulhan Arukh: The story of a classic manual of Jewish law". Religion Compass. 13 (2): e12294. doi:10.1111/rec3.12294. ISSN 1749-8171. S2CID 151138150.