David Luria (Radal)

David Luria (c. 1798–1855) was a Lithuanian Jewish scholar and textual critic who lived during the early modern period of Jewish learning. He was renowned for his meticulous work on the texts of the Talmud and Midrash, producing critical editions that sought to restore corrupt or variant readings to their original forms. Luria engaged deeply with manuscript traditions and earlier printed sources, earning respect among scholars for his philological rigor. His work on establishing reliable texts of classical rabbinic literature made him an important figure in the emerging field of Jewish textual scholarship, influencing how later generations approached the study and interpretation of foundational Jewish sources.