Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib
Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib (died c.1706) (Hebrew: זכריה מנדל בן אריה ליב) was a Polish Talmudist, native of Cracow. In 1689 he became chief rabbi and head of the yeshivah at Belz, Galicia. He was the author of "Be'er Heitev", a well-known commentary on the "Shulchan Aruch", "Yoreh De'ah", and "Ḥoshen Mishpaṭ" (first edition of the first part, Amsterdam, 1754; of the second, ib. 1764); the work is principally a compendium of the "Sifte Kohen" and "Ṭure Zahav." His descendants include Rebbetzin Malka Rokeach of Belz. References. Its bibliography: Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh