Editing Judah Loew ben Bezalel (section)

===Personal life===
Loew's family consisted of his wife, Pearl, six daughters, and a son, Bezalel, who became a rabbi in [[Kolín]], but died early in 1600.
His wife was the daughter of a wealthy merchant, which allowed him to devote himself to scholarship.<ref name="yivo">[http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Yehudah_Leib_ben_Betsalel YIVO Encyclopedia - Yehudah Leib ben Betsalel].</ref> His granddaughter was [[Eva Bacharach|Eva Bachrach]], was known for her scholarship and for the title of the book ''Havvot Yair,'', authored by her grandson, [[Yair Bacharach|Yair Bachrach]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kaufmann |first=David |date=1891 |title=Jair Chayim Bacharach: A Biographical Sketch |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1449883 |journal=The Jewish Quarterly Review |volume=3 |issue=2 |page=294 |doi=10.2307/1449883 |jstor=1449883 |issn=0021-6682}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kaufmann |first=David |date=1891 |title=Jair Chayim Bacharach (Concluded) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1450010 |journal=The Jewish Quarterly Review |volume=3 |issue=3 |page=528 |doi=10.2307/1450010 |jstor=1450010 |issn=0021-6682}}</ref>

His elder brother was [[Hayim ben Bezalel]], who authored a legal work Vikuach Mayim Chaim which challenged the rulings of Krakow legalist, [[Moshe Isserles]].