Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia
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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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He is the author of several works, including:
- "Mikrae Kodesh" (Holy Convocations), Smyrna, 1729, containing treatises on Biblical and Talmudical themes;
- "Yosef Lekach" (Increase of Learning), Smyrna, 1730–32, 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.
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Template:JewishEncyclopedia Its bibliography:
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 820.
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- 1660 births
- 1744 deaths
- 17th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire
- 18th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire
- Rabbis in Hebron
- Sephardi rabbis from Ottoman Palestine
- People from Tiberias
- Burials at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Tiberias
- Rabbis in Ottoman Galilee
- Shelichei derabonan (rabbis)