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Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov (צבי אלימלך שפירא מדינוב)

(1783-1841) was a leading Hasidic Rebbe in Poland, founder of the Dinov Dynasty. He was a prolific writer, best known as the author of Bnei Yissachar, by which title he is also called. He is also referred to by the Hebrew acronym מהרצ"א.

Biography Tzvi Elimelech was a nephew of Elimelech of Lizhensk and a student of Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin and Yisroel Hopstein. According to a tradition, It discusses mystical aspects of the Sabbath and festivals and is arranged according to the months of the year. The title of the work is based on the verse "Of the Issacharites, men who knew how to interpret the signs of the times" (I Chronicles 12:33), an allusion to the book's explanation of the Jewish festivals.

Rabbi Spira authored numerous other works also, spanning various topics. These include books on Chassidut and mussar, the Halachik aspects of the festivals, and separate commentaries on Mishna, on various Talmudic tractates, and on Torah and several books of the Tanach.

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