Lazar Horowitz

Lazar Horowitz, or Eleazar HaLevi Ish Horowitz, Eleasar ben David Josua Hoeschel Horowitz, aka El'azar Hurwitz (1803/1804, Floß, Upper Palatinate - June 11, 1868, Vöslau) was an Orthodox Rabbi who led the Orthodox Jewish community of Vienna during the Vormärz period. Horwitz wrote a book of halakhic responsa called "Yad Eleazar." His responsum regarding metzitzah b'peh was strongly influenced by the Hatam Sofer's rulings, according to in his 1972 article on Horwitz.

Lazar Horowitz

Lazar Horowitz, or Eleazar HaLevi Ish Horowitz, Eleasar ben David Josua Hoeschel Horowitz, aka El'azar Hurwitz (1803/1804, Floß, Upper Palatinate - June 11, 1868, Vöslau) was an Orthodox Rabbi who led the Orthodox Jewish community of Vienna during the Vormärz period. Horwitz wrote a book of halakhic responsa called "Yad Eleazar." His responsum regarding metzitzah b'peh was strongly influenced by the Hatam Sofer's rulings, according to in his 1972 article on Horwitz.