Jacob ben Aaron


Jacob ben Aaron of Karlin Minkowski was a Russian rabbi and author. He was a grandson of Baruch of Shklov, the mathematician and author, and was one of the earliest and most renowned graduates of the Volozhin yeshiva. He held the office of rabbi at Karlin for about thirty years, and was considered one of the greatest rabbinical authorities of his time. His brother Yitzchok Minkowski, author of Keren Orah, succeeded him as Rabbi of Karlin upon his demise for seven years.
Jacob was the author of: "Mishkenot Ya'aḳob", responsa on the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch; "Ḳohelet Ya'aḳob", novellæ on the tractates of the Talmudic orders Zeraim and Moed; and another collection of responsa.

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