Ephraim Hekscher

Ephraim ben Samuel Sanvel Hekscher (אפרים בן שמואל זנוויל העקשיר; c. 1680–1759) was head of the Jewish congregation of Altona at the beginning of the 18th century. He was the author of Dibre ḥakhamim ve-ḥidotam, giving the sources and interpretations of many rabbinical laws; Adne paz, responsa on the Shulḥan 'Arukh, especially on Oraḥ Ḥayyim; and Livyat Ḥen, novellæ on the Talmud.