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Schor, Naphtali Hirsch ben Zalman
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or Moravian Talmudist of the sixteenth century. He was a pupil of Moses Isserles, who addressed to him many of his responsa, most of which are explanations of the "Sefer ha-Mordekai." It seems from No. 121 of these responsa that Schor's residence was at Posen, and from No. 112 that he was for a long time absent from his home, seeking a position in one of the German towns. The most prominent among his pupils was Joel Sirkes, author of "Bayit Ḥadash (BaḤ)."
According to Fuenn ("Ḳiryah Ne'emanah," pp. 54-55), Schor is to be identified with Naphtali Herz, rabbi of Brest-Litovsk, one of the signatories to a decision in the affair of the 'Agunah of Brest (Isserles, Responsa, No. 14). It has, however, been proved that this identification is not warranted, as the rabbi of Brest-Litovsk in question speaks in the responsum not as a pupil of Isserles, but as an older authority.
- Feinstein, 'Ir Tehillah, pp. 23, 145, 151, 188;
- Fuenn, Keneset Yisrael, p. 292.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Schor, Naphtali Hirsch ben Zalman'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/s/schor-naphtali-hirsch-ben-zalman.html. 1901.
