Rabbi Jonah Teomim-Frankel, sometimes written as Jonah Teomim Frankel (1595-1669) was author of the book Kikayon deYona. The word "tə'omim" (תְּאוֹמִים) means "twins".
Biography
editHe was the son of Reb Yeshia Teumim.[1] He led various communities as both a Posek and Rosh Yeshiva throughout Poland and Lithuania.
He served the Jewish community of Metz, France.[2]
He died on the 15th of Nissan,[3] and was buried in the famous Jewish cemetery of Metz. His grandson was Rabbi Baruch Fränkel-Teomim.
Kikayon DeYona
editHe is best known for authoring Kikayon DeYona, a commentary on the Talmud, Rashi, Tosfos, Maharshal, and Maharsha to various tractates. The commentary was recently re-printed in 1958 in Mount Kisco, New York by the Nitra yeshiva (formerly from Slovakia before the Holocaust) with footnotes and glosses by Rabbi Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl.
References
edit- ^ "Chinuch.org::Gedolim Yahrtzeits". www.chinuch.org.
- ^ "The Martyr of Metz - (5430) - Chabad.org".
- ^ "Haggadah-As If He Personally". www.thefoundationstone.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23.
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