Rokeach Rabbi Elazar ben Yehuda ben Kalonymus MiGermaiza

Rokeach - Rabbi Elazar (ben Yehuda ben Kalonymus) MiGermaiza (1176-1238) Mainz, Worms, Germany; Underwent great sufferings during the Crusades. The last major member of the Hasidei Ashkenaz, a group of German Jewish pietists. Sefer Ha-Roḳeaḥ (The Perfumer) is a halachic guide to ethics and Jewish Law for the common reader. Authored many piyyutim protesting Israel’s suffering and hoping for redemption and revenge against her tormentors.