Avraham Yehoshua "Heschel"(or Abraham Joshua) (1595 – 1663) was a renowned rabbi and talmudist in Kraków, Poland. [1]
In 1654 Heschel became Chief Rabbi of Kraków, succeeding Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller upon his death. [1]
Subsequent to the Chmielnicki massacres, Heschel was lenient in allowing agunah (women whose husbands were only presumed dead) to remarry. [2]
Heschel's second wife was Dina, the granddaughter of Saul Wahl, who according to folklore was king of Poland for one day. [1]
Heschel's main students are Rabbi David Halevi Segal (Taz), and Rabbi Shabsai Cohen (Shach).
Heschel is buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Kraków, also known as the Remuh Cemetery. [3]
Avraham Yehoshua "Heschel"(or Abraham Joshua) (1595 – 1663) was a renowned rabbi and talmudist in Kraków, Poland. [1]
In 1654 Heschel became Chief Rabbi of Kraków, succeeding Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller upon his death. [1]
Subsequent to the Chmielnicki massacres, Heschel was lenient in allowing agunah (women whose husbands were only presumed dead) to remarry. [2]
Heschel's second wife was Dina, the granddaughter of Saul Wahl, who according to folklore was king of Poland for one day. [1]
Heschel's main students are Rabbi David Halevi Segal (Taz), and Rabbi Shabsai Cohen (Shach).
Heschel is buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Kraków, also known as the Remuh Cemetery. [3]