ḤALFAN, URI SHERAGA PHOEBUS BEN ELIEZER MANNELES:

Rabbi of Ungarisch-Brod, Moravia, in the first half of the eighteenth century. He was the author of a work entitled "Dat Esh," containing responsa and a commentary on the laws of Kilayim in Maimonides' code (Berlin, 1743). The second word of the title contains the initials of his name—Uri Sheraga.

Bibliography:
  • Azulai. Shem ha-Gedolim, ii., s.v. Dat Esh;
  • Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 2692.
D. M. Sel.
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