[Avodah] Change Has Come To Modena

[D&E-H Bannett]

The only R' Yehiel Mikhl Epstein I knew of is the author of 
the Arukh Hashulchan who was born in 1829.

I didn't think he had anything to do with the Kitzur 
Ha-shlah in 1683.
So I looked and found another Y.M. Epstein (with an 'ayyin, 
not an alef) mi-Brisk who lived in the 1600's.  Seder 
Hadorot lists him as author of Kitzur Hash'lah.

He was the son-in-law of the Ba'al Hal'vushim R' Mordekhai 
Yoffe so I am surprised to find he was a follower of 
Shabbetai Tzvi. Shabbetai lived in the late 1600's so the 
timing is more or less right.  Interesting.


David