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Abraham Oppenheim (rabbi)

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Abraham Oppenheim
Personal life
Born
Died(1786-11-02)November 2, 1786
Religious life
ReligionJudaism

Abraham ben Löb Oppenheim (died November 2, 1786) was a German rabbi. He was for many years a member of the Klaus of Mannheim. He later held similar positions in Amsterdam and Hanover, where he died at an advanced age.[1]

Oppenheim published various notes on the Oraḥ Ḥayyim, including Margenita Shappira (Amsterdam, 1767), on the regulations concerning the shofar, and Eshel Abraham, on the Be'er Heṭeb.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainDeutsch, Gotthard; Kayserling, Meyer (1905). "Oppenheim, Abraham". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 410.

  1. ^ Löwenstein, Leopold (1898). Geschichte der Juden in der Kurpfalz. Beiträge zur Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland (in German). Vol. 1. Frankfurt a. M.: J. Kauffmann. p. 227.