Reuven Kalisher
Reuven Kalisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1828 Dubno, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 August 1896 (aged 68) Kyiv, Russian Empire |
| Known for | Maintained the view that the Torah-mentioned tzaraath is not leprosy but in fact vitiligo |
Reuven Kalisher[a] (25 April 1828 – 20 August 1896), resident of Zhytomir, was a Jewish doctor and Hebrew-language literist.[1]
Vitiligo and Tzaraath
Kalisher maintained the view that the Torah-mentioned tzaraath is not leprosy but in fact vitiligo, Yehuda L. Katzenelson quotes Kalisher's view in his work on medicinal talmudic work (הרפואה וחכמת התלמוד berlin, 1928).
References
- ^ "Kulisher, R." www.nli.org.il. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
Notes
Literary works
- Natural works and medicine (Hebrew) Warsaw, 1862.