Hayyim Isaac Algazi

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Rabbi
Hayyim Isaac Algazi
חיים יצחק אלגאזי
Title page of "'En Yamin"
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Died1819
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Hayyim Isaac Algazi (Hebrew: חיים יצחק אלגאזי; died 1819) was the Chief Rabbi of Smyrna in late 18th century.

Works[edit]

Algazi authored: "Derek Eẓ haḤayyim"[1] (The Way of the Tree of Life), "'En Yamin"[2] (The Right Eye), and "Sha'ar Yehudah"[3] (The Gate of Judah); all published posthumously at Salonica in 1822.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. "Derek Eẓ haḤayyim" דרך עץ החיים. אוצר הספרים (in Hebrew). Vilnius. p. 118. Retrieved Oct 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. "'En Yamin" עין ימין. אוצר הספרים (in Hebrew). Vilnius. p. 437. Retrieved Oct 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. "Sha'ar Yehudah" שער יהודה. אוצר הספרים (in Hebrew). Vilnius. p. 598. Retrieved Oct 29, 2023.
  4. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainEzekiel Caro (1901–1906). "ALGAZI, ḤAYYIM ISAAC". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.