Yoav Yehoshua Weingarten (1845-1923) was a prominent

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and author of

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commentaries.

Education

Weingarten was the son of Rabbi Nosson Nota and Rivkah Weingarten. Weingarten began his studies with Rabbi Zev Nachum Borenstein in Biała, commonly referred to as the ''Agudas Eizov'', but largely developed under the tutelage of his son, Rabbi Avrohom Bornsztain, commonly referred to as the ''Avnei Nezer''. There was only a 6-year difference between Bornsztain and Weingarten.''Matzav.com'' Today's Yartzeits in History: R' Yoav Yehoshua Weingarten
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Career

In 1883, he became the rabbi of Lutomiersk,

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, moving to

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in 1889. He then became the rabbi of Kintzk in 1894, remaining there until his death in 1923.

Works

Weingarten is the author of a number of texts related to Torah thought: *''Chelkas Yoav'' (חלקת יואב): a group of responsa *''Kava d'Kashyasa'' (קבא דקשיתא): a compilation of 103 exceedingly sharp yet-unanswered questions relating to talmudic discourse (the ''

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'' of קבא is 103)

References

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