Kevarim and nesios across Europe and Asia — a section of White Glove Kosher Travel.
Kever · Holešov · Czech Republic
רבי שבתי בן מאיר הכהן
Rabbi Shabbatai ben Meir HaKohen
The Shach
Who he was
Author of the Sifsei Kohen on Shulchan Aruch — the Shach that every later posek argues with. He fled the Chmielnicki massacres of 1648–49, came west, and served as rov of Holešov until his petirah. His is the baroque tomb the town's synagogue is named after.
Visitor experience
Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.
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- Seforim
- שפתי כהן
- Yahrzeit
- א׳ אדר · 5423 / 1663
- Buried in
- Holešov — kever of the ShachHolešov · Czech Republic