May a Jew hunt for a living? What about hunting for sport? The Nodah B’Yehudah (1713-1793) of Prague wrote a famous reponsa on the topic, which we will examine shortly. Less well known are the responsa on this topic from three great Italian Rabbis. One responsa is from Rabbi Yitchok Hizkia Lampronti (1679- 1756) who served as both a Rabbi and Doctor in Padua, and is found in his Encylopedic work Pachad Yitzhak under the entry Tzchok. A second, from Rabbi Shabsi of Vicchio (born 1707) is also quoted in the same work. In addition the Bosnian/Italian Rabbi Shimshon Morpurgo (1681-1740) of Ancona wrote two repsonas on the matter both printed in his work Shu”t Shemesh Tzedaka YD 18 and 57. The sefer Tzaar Baalei Chayim B’halacha Uv’Agadah” points out that the Torah’s attitude to hunting seemd to have been an ongoing concern in Italian Jewish society.
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