Bernhard (Dov Bär) Zomber (; 1821–1884) was a Polish rabbinic scholar.
Biography
Bernhard Zomber was born in
Lask
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,
Poland
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, in 1821. Having acquired a fair knowledge of
rabbinical literature
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in his native country, he went to Germany to study under Joseph Shapiro in
Inowrazlaw and Jacob Ettinger in
Altona. He latter attended the
Universities of Würzburg and
Berlin
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. In 1871, Zomber assumed the role of principal teacher at the
Bet ha-Midrash of Berlin, a position he held until his death.
Zomber's scholarly contributions include ''Hilkhot Pesaḥim'', a commentary on Passover laws compiled by
Isaac ibn Ghiyyat
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, accompanied by Zomber's own commentary under the title ''Devar Halakhah''; ''Ma'amar'', an essay on
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzchaki (; ; ; 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by the List of rabbis known by acronyms, Rabbinic acronym Rashi ().
Born in Troyes, Rashi stud ...
's commentary on the tractates of ''
Nedarim'' and ''
Mo'ed Ḳaṭan''; ''Moreh derekh'', a compilation of the commentaries of
Gershon Me'or ha-Golah and Rashi on ''Mo'ed Ḳaṭan''; and ''Shiṭṭah Meḳubbeẓet'', a collection of