Name Hayyim Margolioth | Died 1818 | |
Hayyim Mordecai Margolioth (mid-18th century - 1818) (Hebrew: חיים מרדכי מרגליות) was a Polish rabbi, brother of Ephraim Solomon Margolioth.
Ḥayyim Mordecai was at first rabbi at Brestitzki, and later became rabbi in Great Dubno, where he established a printing-office. He was among those who elected the three deputies sent to St. Petersburg to confer with the government upon Jewish affairs, and was the author of Sha'are Teshubah, (Gates of Repentance) a commentary to Shulḥan 'Aruk; it contains extracts from other works and appears in most editions of the Shulḥan 'Aruk. He died at Dunajowce in 1818.
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