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Yosef “Ben Ish Hai” Hayyim

Birth
Death
30 Aug 1909 (aged 76)
Burial
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel Add to Map
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He was a leading hakham (Sephardic Rabbi), authority on Jewish law (Halakha) and Master Kabbalist. He is best known as author of the work on Halakha Ben Ish Ḥai ("Son of Man (who) Lives"), by which title he is also colloquially known.
He was a leading hakham (Sephardic Rabbi), authority on Jewish law (Halakha) and Master Kabbalist. He is best known as author of the work on Halakha Ben Ish Ḥai ("Son of Man (who) Lives"), by which title he is also colloquially known.

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  • Created by: Maxine Kravitz
  • Added: Mar 5, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86284697/yosef-hayyim: accessed ), memorial page for Yosef “Ben Ish Hai” Hayyim (1 Sep 1832–30 Aug 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86284697, citing Mount of Olives Cemetery, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel; Maintained by Maxine Kravitz (contributor 47454452).