Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia
Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia (born 1660 in Hebron, died 1744 in Tiberias, Ottoman Syria) was a rabbinical authority. He was the grandfather of Hayyim ben David Abulafia and grandson of Isaac Nissim aben Gamil. Abulafia was a rabbi in Smyrna, where he instituted many wholesome regulations. In his old age (1740) he restored the Jewish community in Tiberias.[1]
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The tomb of Rabbi Abulafia in the old cemetery of Tiberias.
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Abulafia Synagogue, Tiberias
He is the author of several works:
- "Mikrae Kodesh" (Holy Convocations), Smyrna, 1729, containing treatises on Biblical and Talmudical themes;
- "Yosef Lekach" (Increase of Learning), Smyrna, 1730โ32, a work in three volumes on the Pentateuch;
- "Yashresh Ya'akob" (Jacob Will Take Root), Smyrna, 1729; and
- "Shebut Ya'akob" (The Captivity of Jacob), Smyrna, 1733, an elaborate commentary on the haggadic compilation "'Ein Yaakov," by Jacob ibn Habib and others.
References
- Barnay, J. (1992). The Jews in Palestine in the eighteenth century. University of Alabama Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-8173-0572-6.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Kayserling, Meyer (1901โ1906). "Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 820.
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