Israel Yaakov Algazi: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m Moving Category:Sephardi Jews in Ottoman Palestine to Category:Sephardi Jews from Ottoman Palestine per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 5#Category:Jews in Ottoman Palestine |
|||
| (20 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ |
{{Short description|Sephardi chief rabbi (1680–1757)}} |
||
{{Infobox person |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| name = Israel Yaakov Algazi |
|||
| birth_date = 1680 |
|||
| death_date = 1757 |
|||
| occupation = Rabbi of Izmir |
|||
}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
||
He was born to Rabbi Yom Tov Alghazi and grew up in Izmir. He studied with Rabbi [[Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia]] and [[Isaac HaKohen Rapoport]]. |
He was born to Rabbi Yom Tov Alghazi and grew up in Izmir. He studied with Rabbi [[Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia]] and [[Isaac HaKohen Rapoport]]. |
||
In Izmir, he initiated the printing of the Kabbalistic book [[Hemdat Yamim]] (of unknown authorship, but which some attribute to |
In Izmir, he initiated the printing of the Kabbalistic book [[Hemdat Yamim]] (of unknown authorship, but which some attribute to Alghazi himself).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.datshe.co.il/konditon/2010/06/17/%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%94/ |title=תעלומה ואין קורא לה? | קוֹנְדִיטוֹן |website=www.datshe.co.il |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116083145/http://www.datshe.co.il/konditon/2010/06/17/%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%94/ |archive-date=16 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
||
In the year 5495 (1734-1735) |
In the year 5495 (1734-1735) Algazi moved to Ottoman Palestine. He studied in the [[Beit El Synagogue|Beit El kabbalistic yeshiva]]. He was a member of the [[beit din]] of [[Eliezer Nachum]]. He served as the head of "Yeshivat Neve Shalom Brit Avraham" in which the greatest Jewish scholars of Jerusalem learned. |
||
The Rishon Letzion [[Nisim Haim Moshe Mizrahi]] died in 1749. In 1749<ref name="je">[ |
The Rishon Letzion [[Nisim Haim Moshe Mizrahi]] died in 1749. In 1749<ref name="je">[https://www.daat.ac.il/encyclopedia/value.asp?id1=1751 Jewish Encyclopedia: Israel Yaakov Algazi]</ref> or 1755<ref>[http://www.hyomi.org.il/view.asp?id=199 The Daily Sage: Israel Yaakov Algazi]</ref> Alghazi was appointed Rishon Letzion in his place. |
||
Alghazi died on 10 Tammuz 1757, and was buried in the "Kehal Hasidim" section of the [[Mount of Olives]] Jewish cemetery, near the grave of R' [[Shalom Sharabi]].<ref>[https://mountofolives.co.il/he/deceased_card/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A7%D7%91-%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%90%D7%96%D7%99/ Mount of Olives]</ref> |
Alghazi died on 10 Tammuz 1757, and was buried in the "Kehal Hasidim" section of the [[Mount of Olives]] Jewish cemetery, near the grave of R' [[Shalom Sharabi]].<ref>[https://mountofolives.co.il/he/deceased_card/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A7%D7%91-%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%90%D7%96%D7%99/ Mount of Olives]</ref> |
||
| Line 16: | Line 22: | ||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{ |
{{Reflist}} |
||
{{Authority control}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Algazi, Israel}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Algazi, Israel}} |
||
[[Category:1680 births]] |
[[Category:1680 births]] |
||
[[Category:1757 deaths]] |
[[Category:1757 deaths]] |
||
[[Category:Burials at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives]] |
|||
{{improve cats|date=March 2019}} |
|||
[[Category:Smyrniote Jews]] |
|||
[[Category:Sephardi Jews from Ottoman Palestine]] |
|||
[[Category:Rishon LeZion (rabbi)]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 09:23, 17 October 2023
Israel Yaakov Algazi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1680 |
| Died | 1757 |
| Occupation | Rabbi of Izmir |
Israel Yaakov Algazi (1680–1757) was a Jewish rabbi of Izmir and Jerusalem, who served as Rishon Letzion for the last few years of his life.
Biography
[edit]He was born to Rabbi Yom Tov Alghazi and grew up in Izmir. He studied with Rabbi Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia and Isaac HaKohen Rapoport.
In Izmir, he initiated the printing of the Kabbalistic book Hemdat Yamim (of unknown authorship, but which some attribute to Alghazi himself).[1]
In the year 5495 (1734-1735) Algazi moved to Ottoman Palestine. He studied in the Beit El kabbalistic yeshiva. He was a member of the beit din of Eliezer Nachum. He served as the head of "Yeshivat Neve Shalom Brit Avraham" in which the greatest Jewish scholars of Jerusalem learned.
The Rishon Letzion Nisim Haim Moshe Mizrahi died in 1749. In 1749[2] or 1755[3] Alghazi was appointed Rishon Letzion in his place.
Alghazi died on 10 Tammuz 1757, and was buried in the "Kehal Hasidim" section of the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery, near the grave of R' Shalom Sharabi.[4]
His son, R' Yom Tov Algazi, was also appointed Rishon Letzion.
References
[edit]- ^ "תעלומה ואין קורא לה? | קוֹנְדִיטוֹן". www.datshe.co.il. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia: Israel Yaakov Algazi
- ^ The Daily Sage: Israel Yaakov Algazi
- ^ Mount of Olives
