Zebi Hirsch Bialeh

Ẓebi Hirsch ben Naphtali Herz Bialeh, also known as Hirsch Ḥarif, was a rabbi and Talmudist.

Biography

Ẓebi Hirsch Bialeh was born around 1670 in Lemberg, Galicia. He served as rabbi of Biała, and then ran a yeshiva in his hometown. In 1718, he was appointed as chief rabbi of the affluent Jewish community in Halberstadt. Among his many pupils were, Isaiah Berlin, and.
While Bialeh refused to publish his ḥiddushim, he left behind several manuscripts, which remained in private collections in Halberstadt. His approbations also appear in works authored by his students and colleagues. In his writings and speeches, Bialeh was critical of the prevalent overuse of pilpul.
Bialeh's sons were Solomon Dob Berush, rabbi of Glogau; Naphtali Herz, rabbi of Dubno; Abraham, rabbi of Rawitsch; Samuel, assistant rabbi at Halberstadt; and, rabbi at Dessau.