Raw Juda Simon Ashkenazi BEER HEITEV

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Raw Juda Simon Ashkenazi BEER HEITEV, birth Frankfurt, died 1745 Konigsbergen, occupation: Raw in Tykocin, Poland, son of Shimon ( II ) Sofer of Frankfurt and Wife of Shimon bath Shmuel Schotten
occupation: rabbi, member of rabbinical court of Tykocin, Poland, published halachical work 'Be'er Heiteiv' on the jewish codex'Shulchan Aruch'

The years of birth of Yehuda's children indicate, that his wife wasborn after 1689 (=1739-50) and before 1720 (=1735-15). Thus, Yehudawas probably born after 1689. Yehuda was judge (dayan) in therabbinical court of Tykocin, Poland, where hi s tw o known sons wereborn in the 1730s. Apparently, he visited Amsterdam, where he heardthe Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, Aryeh Leib, speak (Goldrat 1972, p. 39).Only three volumes of his Ba'er Heitev, a commentary on Joseph Caro's Shulkhan Arukh, we re published in Amsterdam: Yoreh Deah in 1736, Even Ha'ezer in 1739 and Orach Chayim in 1742. It may seem odd, that Rabbi Yehuda Ashkenazi decided to call his commentary Ba'er Heitev, because Rabbi Isaiah ben Abraham had already called his comment ary by the samename. However, Rabbi Isaiah only wrote one volume, on Orach Chayim.Thus, Rabbi Yehuda intended to continue Rabbi Isaiah's work. Apparently, Rabbi Yehuda's commentary was such a success, that he was asked to write his own commenta r y on Orach Chayim. In his owncommentary, he refers to the previous commentary as to "the Ba'erHeitev before me". Probably, his death in 1745 prevented him from completing the fourth volume. The fourth volume, on Khoshen Mishpat,was written by hi s brother-in-law rabbi Mozes Frankfort (Goldrat 1972,p. 31). Later editions of the Shulkhan Arukh generally contain Ashkenazi's commentaries to Orach Chayim and Even Ha'ezer only., to:
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1) Simon Juda Frankfort Ashkenazi, birth 1735 Polen, died 28 MRT 1808 Amsterdam
dtb 734/277; witn.groom: uncle Isaac Simon; witn.bride: f.Mozes Frankfort. Tnaim acharonim in act 5516/16 on 24 Marcheshvan 5516; groom: Simon ben mhor"r Juda, bride: Hindele, accompanied by father aluf torani mufla mhor"r Moshe F"F, to:
Hendele Hindele Mozes Frankfort, birth CA 1728 Amsterdam, died 1782 Alkmaar, buried 24 ADAR 5542 Muiderberg, daughter of Raw Mozes Simon Frankfort(er) and Naomi Salomon Zalman Cohen
24 Adar 5542 - Hindele, wife of Simon ben Juda Ashkenazi dtb 734/277; witn.groom: uncle Isaac Simon; witn.bride: f.Mozes Frankfort. Tnaim acharonim in act 5516/16 on 24 Marcheshvan 5516; groom: Simon ben mhor"r

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