Rabbi Shlomo Luria of Ostrog, the great luminary, the crown of Israel, wonder of his time, whose light all the people of our nation followed, and from whose waters all the dispersed of Israel drank. His fame spread throughout the world, and he raised many students and surpassed all the men of his generation. He composed his work on the methodology of the Talmud which has no equal in its greatness and depth of sharpness, and called it Yam Shel Shlomo. [Some of it was printed on Bava Kama and Chulin and Beitzah and several tractates remain in manuscript.] He also composed responsa [and some works are mentioned in Siftei Yeshenim: songs and commentary on Birkat HaMazon 362, Chochmat Shlomo 340, Yeriot Shlomo commentary on Rashi, responses to Mizrachi, Amudei Shlomo a commentary on the Semag, novellae on Shechitot and examinations.

Ateret Shlomo commentary on Sha'arei Dura.] He was summoned to the heavenly academy in the year 5332 (see year 5301). In his days, Torah was spread by Rabbi Yitzchak bar Betzalel. Rabbi Yehuda Glanmer, Rabbi Hirsch Blumgel, Rabbi Yisrael the Gaon known as Rabbi Yisrael Glugolin, Rabbi Hirtzki Blugov, Rabbi Eliezer Begusk, Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen of Kremenitz, Rabbi Binyamin of Benizan, Rabbi Mordechai Reiss of Badisk, son of Rabbi Shimon who was the head of the rabbinical court there. [The Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu, author of the Shem of the holy community of Chelm in Worms, composed Sefer Aderet Eliyahu, commentary on the Zohar, manuscript. (He was a great kabbalist and created through the Holy Names.)] Also Rabbi Zalman the head of the court in Chelm, Rabbi Mordechai Zinger the head of the court in Krakow, Rabbi Mordechai Moshe Elish the head of the court in Mehrrin (Tzemach David).