Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib


Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib was a Polish Talmudist, native of Cracow. In 1689 he became chief rabbi and head of the yeshivah at Belz, Galicia.
He was the author of Be'er Heitev, a well-known commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, and Ḥoshen Mishpaṭ ; the work is principally a compendium of the Sifte Kohen and Ṭure Zahav.
His descendants include Rebbetzin Malka Rokeach of Belz.