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He was the author of ''Havvot Yair'' ("Villages of Yair") a collection of . Other work includes his '' Mekor Chayim '', which was intended as a principal commentary to '' Shulkhan Arukh '' but was withdrawn by Bacharach when he discovered that other commentaries, notably the Taz and the Magen Avraham, had appeared. It is still regarded a prime source of material concerning '' Minhagim '' (customs) of the area and epoch. Besides his Halakhic expertise he had complete mastery of all the Sciences , Music , History and wrote Poetry . He compiled a 46 volume encyclopedia on many topics. In 1689 the Worms community was decimated by the French. Gradually, it was rebuilt. In 1699 he was appointed rabbi of Worms where his father and grandfather had served before him. He served for only three years until his death in 1702 . The inscription on his tombstone begins with the words, “A great and dark horror befalls us from the hiding of the light of Rabbeinu...” In 1982 his major work, ''Mekor Chaim'', was finally published posthumously by Mechon Yerushalayim. References
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