Acharon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אַחֲרוֹן (“last”).

Noun

Acharon (plural Acharonim)

  1. A rabbi-scholar of the modern period, starting from the 16th century.
    • 2006 April 29, [email protected], “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎[1] (Usenet):
      I want to see a WRITTEN source as authored by a posek/acharon prior to the year 1900.

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