Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller

Yomtov Lipmann Heller ( Yom Tob Lipmann Heller, * 1579 in Wallerstein, Bavaria, at that time Principality of Oettingen -Wallerstein, † 1654 in Krakow, Poland) was Talmudist and rabbi in Vienna, Prague and Krakow, wrote among other things Tossefot Yomtov, a Mishnah commentary, often with the text of the Mishnah editions printed together ( complements the comment Bertinoro; these " additives " Tosafot Yom Tob, were first printed in 1617 in Prague).

Literature (selection )

  • Heller, Yom - Tov Lipman: Julius H. Schoeps (ed.), New Dictionary of Judaism, Gütersloh 2000, p 340
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