The Sdei Chemed was born in 5592/1832 in Yerushalayim.
He authored his famous 18 volume encyclopedia of halacha “The Sdei Chemed” which he attributed its widespread acclaim to an incident that happened to him when he was young.
In the Kollel where he learned there was another fellow who was extremely jealous of the Sdei Chemed's hasmada and his success in his learning. This fellow maliciously spread false rumors about the Sdei Chemed, trying to blacken his name. An uproar ensued in the community and the Sdei Chemed remained silent not even answering the charges.
Even on the day that Sdei Chemed had clear evidence with which he could prove that the jealous fellow created lies, he never uttered a word about it.
The Sdei Chemed said that from that day on his mind was opened up to the wellsprings of Torah like never before and with this Divine help he was able to produce his landmark work.
