# Joel Sirkis

> Joel ben Samuel Sirkis also known as the Bach, was a prominent Ashkenazi posek and halakhist, who lived in Central Europe and held rabbinical positions in Belz, Brest-Litovsk and Kraków, and is considered to be one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of Poland. He is known for his liberal rulings in his responsa in which he challenges the rabbinic status quo.

*Polish rabbi and writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joel-sirkis

## Identity
- **Born:** 1561
- **Died:** 1640
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 15.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [יואל סירקיש](https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A9)
- [Яэль Сыркес](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%81)
- [Jo'el Sirkis](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo'el_Sirkis)
- [Joel Serkes](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Serkes)
- [Joel Sirkis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Sirkis)
- [Bach (rabbin)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_(rabbin))
- [יואל סירקיש](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A9)
- [Joel Sirkes](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Sirkes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1691747)

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