• Source: Ephraim Hekscher

    • Ephraim ben Samuel Sanvel Hekscher (Hebrew: אפרים בן שמואל זנוויל העקשיר, romanized: Efrayim ben Shemuʼel Zanṿil Heḳshir; c. 1680–1759) was head of the Jewish congregation of Altona at the beginning of the 18th century. He was the author of Dibre ḥakhamim ve-ḥidotam, giving the sources and interpretations of many rabbinical laws; Adne paz, responsa on the Shulḥan 'Arukh, especially on Oraḥ Ḥayyim; and Livyat Ḥen, novellæ on the Talmud.


    Publications


    Dibre ḥakhamim ve-ḥidotam. Altona. 1743.
    Adne paz. Altona. 1743.
    Livyat Ḥen. Vol. 1. Altona. 1732.
    Livyat Ḥen. Vol. 2. Altona. 1743.


    References


    This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard; Mannheimer, S. (1904). "Hekscher, Ephraim ben Samuel Sanvel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 333.

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