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Elazar Rokeach - Definition and Overview

Elazar Rokeach (or Rokeiach) (1165-1238) of Worms, Germany, was a leading rabbi, and was known as one of the Chassidei Ashkenaz ("Righteous Ones of German[ic] Jewry"), a group of Jewish German pietists.

His work is known as the Sefer HaRokeach ("[The] Book of the Rokeach") and is a guide to ethics and Jewish Law.

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