(The “Chavoth Yair”). Chut ha-Shani [responsa]

Yair Chaim Bacharach (1638-1702), was an outstanding German scholar with an extensive knowledge of the sciences and kabbalah. He is known for his systematic approach to Talmudic literature and Halacha based on his exhaustive knowledge of all branches of Jewish scholarship. According to Weiner, (no. 3968-A), this first edition of the Chut ha-Shani contains more material than all later editions. For an extensive treatment of the life and works of R. Yair Chaim Bacharach, see: David Kaufman, R. Jair Hayyim Bachrach und seine Ahren (Treves, 1894). An English version appears in JQR, Vol. III (1891) pp. 292-313, 485-536. See also S. Weiner Daath Kedoshim (St. Petersburg, 1896) p. 217