Son of Rav Shaul. From among the greatest Ashkenazi rabbonim of the eighteenth century. Born in Bomsala near Prague around 1650 ת''י, he was a student of Rav Yitzchok Charif and he served as chief rabbi of several kehillos including Prague and Metz. He was chief Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva of Prague for sixteen years between תנג-תסט. He established a yeshiva and bais medrash there that he himself supported. Due to disagreements with his halachic decisions he left and served in Metz. He served as AvBeisDin of Frankfurt after the great fire when it was rebuilt after the departure of Rav Naphtali Kohen author of Semichas Chachamim. He was Rav and Rosh Yeshiva of Frankfurt until his passing. Among his talmidim were Rav Nesanel Weil author Korban Nesanel (who was an orphan that he himself raised and married off), as well as Rav Yona LandSofer author of Shu”t Meil Tzedaka. His descendant Rav Shlomo Sofer (son of the Kesav Sofer, author Chut HaMeshulash) writes that he was responsible for returning the high level of Torah study back to Ashkenaz by encourding sharp pilpul and had thousands of talmidim. His seforim include Aishel Avrohom chiddushim on Pesachim, Chullin, Bava Basra, and Toldos Avrohom on Kiddushin and Kesubos. His chiddushim on Kesubos end abruptly, it is said that he taught and studied Torah until his moment of passing and that he was in the midst of writing his chiddushim when he picked up the pages held them to his heart and his pure holy soul left his body to join his maker. Regarding him the pasuk says Adam Ki Yamus BaOhel – he passed on in the tent of Torah. (Toldos Adam) He passed away on Sunday the first day of Rosh Chodesh Iyar 1717 תע''ז laid to rest in Frankfurt de Mein (according to Rav Shmuel Sofer son of the Kesav Sofer who visited the kever in תרנ''א his kever is in between the kevarim of Rav Shmuel Chaim Yeshayas’ the AvBeisDin and the Maharshashach, and then the gaon Rav Mendel Bass AvBeisDin. In the row in front of them lie the Haflaah and his son the Machaneh Levi. Opposite them in the next row The Maharich author of Shev Yaakov and behind him the Pnei Yehoshua.) His first marriage was to the daughter of Rav Eliezer Lipman of Bomsala. His oldest son Rav Moshe was their child and he was the ancestor of Rabbi Akiva Eiger. His descendant Rav Moshe Ginz was the father of Rabbi Akiva Eiger the 2nd of Posen, father in law of the Chasam Sofer. His second marriage was to the daughter of Rav Shmuel Zanvil Fefershi of Frankfurt DeMein. Rav Shmuel Zanvil’s wife Esther was the sister of Rav Meshulem Zalman Mirels AvBeisDin AH”U [Altuna, Hamburg, Wandsbeck] who was the father in law of the Chacham Tzvi and this is how the Chacham Tzvi and Rav Avrohom Broda were related through marriage.
