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Yosef Hayyim

Iraqi rabbi

Died when: 76 years 363 days (923 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Yosef Hayyim

Yosef Hayim (1 September 1835 – 30 August 1909) (Iraqi Hebrew: Yoseph ?ayyim;Hebrew: ???? ???? ??????) was a leading Baghdadi hakham (Sephardi rabbi), authority on halakha (Jewish law), and Master Kabbalist.

He is best known as author of the work on halakha Ben Ish ?ai (?? ??? ???) ("Son of Man (who) Lives"), a collection of the laws of everyday life interspersed with mystical insights and customs, addressed to the masses and arranged by the weekly Torah portion.

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