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Asher, Ensel B. Judah Loeb
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Chief of the bet din at Slonim, Lithuania, in the beginning of the eighteenth century. He wrote two works: "Otot le-Mo'adim" (Signs for the Feasts) and "Baruk mi-Banim Asher" (Blessed Be Asher Above Sons; Deuteronomy 33:24). The former contains a novella to PesaḦim , and also the laws of the festivals and half-festivals. The latter comprises a homiletic commentary on the Pentateuch. Both were published at Zolkiev, in 1749 and 1752 respectively.
Bibliography:- Walden, Shem ha-Gedolim he-Ḥadash, 2:7,15;
- Benjacob, Oẓar ha-Sefarim, pp. 31-83.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Asher, Ensel B. Judah Loeb'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/asher-ensel-b-judah-loeb.html. 1901.