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Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chelm
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Polish rabbi born in 1550 died at Chelm. About 1565 he entered the yeshibah of Rabbi Solomon Luria of Lublin, and, after receiving the rabbinical ordination, became rabbi of Chelm, which position he held until his death. Elijah Ba'al Shem was one of the most eminent Talmudists of his generation. Together with his teacher he signed the "pisḳe dinim" (laws) relative to the
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chelm'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​e/elijah-baal-shem-of-chelm.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chelm'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​e/elijah-baal-shem-of-chelm.html. 1901.