(MaHaRSH”aL). Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa].

R. Solomon Luria (1510-73) was an iconoclast in his time, displaying a surprising assertiveness and independence in his Halachic rulings, often castigating his rabbinical opponents. The present responsa are historically important for the cultural life of the Jews of Poland and Lithuania - including many examples of colloquial Old Yiddish. See responsum no. 21 for a deposition regarding a pre-marital dispute and the MaHaRSHa”L’s warning to the Judges they punish the correct guilty party. Responsum no. 33, defending a wronged woman and curses the antagonist that he be “buried like a donkey” if he does not retract his words. Responsum no. 29 contains significant genealogical material concerning the chronology of many distinguished German and French scholars from Rabbeinu Gershom through the 14th century.