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.
