After serving as a dayan (judge) in
Sachtschewar, Posen, (now in Poland) and rabbi in Szydlowiec, Poland, he went to
Germany and settled in Worms where he headed the yeshiva. When Worms was taken
by the French in 1701 he moved to Prossnitz as rabbi. From 1711 to 1714 he
returned to Szydlowiece but then moved to Eisenstadt (now in Austria) (adopting
the name of the town) serving as rabbi of the Seven Communities. Eisenstadt's
yeshiva attracted students from far and near and he greatly influenced the
nature of the community. An authority on rabbinical law, he was consulted by
rabbis from Turkey, Germany and Italy. He was the author of responsa and other
works of rabbinical literature.
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