Ḥakham Jacob Manasseh | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1762 |
Died | 21 April 1832 | (aged 69–70)
Religion | Judaism |
Yahrtzeit | 21 Nissan 5592 [1] |
Raphael Jacob Manasseh ( Hebrew: רפאל יעקב מנשה, romanized: Refaʼel Yaʻaḳov Menasheh; 1762 – 21 April 1832) was an Ottoman rabbinical writer and chief rabbi of Salonica. Among his works are Ohel Ya'aḳob (Salonica, 1832), an alphabetical collection of the laws of religion; Be'er ha-Mayim (Salonica, 1836), responsa; and 'En ha-Mayim (printed in 1858), a commentary on the Shulchan Aruch and Yoreh De'ah.
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