הרב חיים בן עטר

Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar
Acharonim · c. 1500-1900 CE

רבי חיים בן עֲטַר היה מגדולי פרשני המקרא בתקופת האחרונים, פרשן התלמוד, מקובל ופוסק הלכה. יצירתו הידועה ביותר היא הספר "אור החיים" – פירושו לתורה.

Chaim ibn Attar or Ḥayyim ben Moshe ibn Attar also known as the Or ha-Ḥayyim after his popular commentary on the Torah, was a Talmudist and Kabbalist. He is arguably considered to be one of the most prominent Rabbis of Morocco, and is highly regarded in Hassidic Judaism.

Shiurim Featuring This Sage

Reasoning · Bava Metzia

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A close reading of the sugya of disputed ownership — and the unstated principle that drives the entire…

Reasoning 3 min