Mateh Moshe

Mateh Moshe (published in Kraków in 1591) is a highly cited halakhic work by Rabbi Moshe ben Avraham of Przemyśl (d. 1606), a student of Rabbi Shlomo Luria. Mateh Moshe particularly emphasizes the religious customs of Polish Jewry. As Rabbi Moshe is best known for this work, he is often personally referred to as the Mateh Moshe.

Rabbi Moshe ben Avraham of Przemyśl was a Galician rabbi; born at Przemysl about 1550; died at Opatow 1606. After having studied Talmud and rabbinics under his uncle R. Zvi and Shlomo Luria, he became rabbi of Beldza, where he had a large number of pupils. He retired from this rabbinate and lived privately for a time at Vladimir. He was then called to the rabbinate of Przemysl, and, in 1597, to that of Luboml. Toward the end of his life, he became the chief of the community of Opatow and district rabbi of Cracow.

He authored the following works: Taryag Miẓwot (Cracow, 1581), a versification of the 613 commandments; Mateh Mosheh (ib. 1590-91), a treatise on the practical ritual laws; Ho'il Moshe (Prague, 1611), a simple and homiletic commentary on the Pentateuch, in which he occasionally explains the commentary of Rashi. Some responsa of his are to be found in the responsa collections of his rabbinical contemporaries.

External links

• Works of the Maharshal Tradition Online
• Mateh Moshe excerpt Torah.org