Isserlein, Israel ben Pethahiah, 1390-1460

איסרליין, ישראל בן פתחיה, 1390־1460

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(lcsh) Jewish law--Decision making
Judaism--Customs and practices
Cabala
Jewish preaching

found: His Sefer Terumat ha-deshen, 1990:t.p. (Rabenu Yiśraʼel; known among Ashkenazim as Rabi Iserlan)

found: Encyc. Judaica, c1971(Isserlein, Israel ben Pethahiah (1390-1460); foremost rabbi of Germany in the 15th cent.; also called Israel Marburg and Israel Neustadt, after towns in which he resided)

found: Tsazmir, ʻO. Sefer Luḥot ha-ʻedut, 1846:p. 1, 2nd group (R. Yiśraʼel Iserlin)

found: Heb. Wikipedia, viewed on 11 September 2020:(hdg.: ישראל איסרלן = Yiśraʼel Iserlan; רבי ישראל איסרלן בן פתחיה אשכנזי = Rabi Yiśraʼel Iserlan ben Petaḥyah Ashkenazi; b. 5150 [1390] in Regensburg; d. 5220 [1460] in Wiener Neustadt; served as rabbi of Brno, Marburg, and Wiener Neustadt; known as "Terumat ha-deshen" after the title of his work; active in: deciding matters of Jewish law; researching Jewish customs; Kabalah; and preaching; served as cantor during Yamim Noraʼim; besides Terumat ha-deshen, authored: Hagahot Shaʻare Dura, 36 Sheʻarim be-isur ṿe-heter; Beʼure Maharai [on Perush Rashi ʻal ha-Torah]; the work Leḳet Yosher by a student contains many of his responsa, customs he instituted, and biographical information)