Eliezer Papo

Eliezer Papo was a noted scholar who authored books on halacha, homiletics, and musar (ethics). He is best known for his ethical work "Pele Yoetz", a highly popular book that deals with a wide variety of day-to-day topics of Jewish living. He served as the rabbi of Silistra, Bulgaria, until his untimely death at age 41, during a plague in the city in 1828 . His grave in Silistra is a popular pilgrimage site.