Zvi Hirsch Chajes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetZvi Hirsch Chajes
Polish rabbi
Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1805
Place of Birth: Brody, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Date of Death: 12-Oct-1855
Profession: rabbi
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Zvi Hirsch Chajes
- Zvi Hirsch Chajes (Hebrew: ??? ???? ???? - November 20, 1805 - October 12, 1855; also Chayes or Hayot) was one of the foremost Galician talmudic scholars.
- He is best known for his work Mevo Hatalmud (Introduction to the Talmud), which serves both as commentary and introduction.
- Chajes is also known as "The Maharatz Chajes" (???"? ????), the Hebrew acronym for "Our Teacher, the Rabbi, Zvi Chajes".
- He is possibly the only commentator included in the back of the Vilna Shas edition with a PhD.
- However, not everyone agrees that he actually received a doctorate.
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