Yahrtzeit
Rav Yoel Sirkes
20 Adar
1561 – 1641
Role
Chief Rabbi
Location
Cracow
Works
Bayis Chadash
The Bach (1561-1641). Author of Bayis Chadash on the Tur, tracing each law to its source in the Gemara. He served as Chief Rabbi of Cracow from 1619 and was the teacher and father-in-law of Rav Dovid HaLevy, the Taz.