Rav Yitzchok of Posen zt"l
הרב יצחק בן אברהם מפוזן זצ"ל
Sivan 15 , 5445
Rav Yitzchok of Posen zt"l
Rav Yitzchok of Posen was the son of Rav Avrohom and the son-in-law of the Rosh Yosef. He was the talmid of Rav Yona Teumim, the Kikoyon D’Yona. Initially, Rav Yitzchok served as Rav in Loitsk. He then moved to Vilna, replacing Rav Moshe, the Chelkas Mechokek. Later, Rav Yitzchok was appointed Rav in Posen, replacing Rav Sheftel Horowitz, the son of the Shela HaKodosh. In Posen, Rav Yitzchok founded his Yeshiva and answered many shailos, which were published as Shailos U’teshuvos Be’er Yitzchok.
Rav Yitzchok was seen as the Posek HaDor and held in high esteem by all of the Gedolei HaDor. However, he paskened with humility. His Yeshiva attracted hundreds of bochurim. The most famous among them was Rav Avrohom Abali HaLevi Gombiner, the Mogen Avrohom, who quotes Rav Yitzchok numerous times in his work on Shulchon Aruch.
Rav Yitzchok served as the head of the Va’ad Arba Arotzos. In 5443 (1683), he agreed to the printing of Maginei Zohov, which answered the questions of the Nekudos HaKesef on the Turei Zohov.
Rav Yitzchok was niftar on the 15th of Sivan 5445 (1685). He was succeeded by Rav Yaakov of Posen, a Talmid Chochom and a parnas. Rav Yitzchok’s son-in-law was Rav Fishel of Ladmor.
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