Yosef Hayim was a leading Baghdadi hakham, authority on halakha, and Master Kabbalist. He is best known as author of the work on halakha Ben Ish Ḥai, a collection of the laws of everyday life interspersed with mystical insights and customs, addressed to the masses and arranged by the weekly Torah portion.
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TurkeyCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1833 to 1909 · aged 76
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