Biographical Dictionary of Rabbis
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This dictionary is meant to be used as a quick reference to lookup the names of Rabbis, the time and place they lived, and the books they authored.
Titles of Books
- Ben Ish Chai
- Rabbi Yosef Chaim (1832 – 1909) was a leading Sephardic Rabbi, author of the Ben Ish Chai, and Rabbi of Baghdad.
- Chida
- Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia (1724 – 1806) was a Jerusalem born Sephardic rabbinical scholar. He is the author of Machzik Bracha, Birkei Yosef, Shem HaGedolim and many other books.
- Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rabbi Rafael Baruch Toldano
- Rabbi Rafael Baruch Toldano (1890 - 1970) was the Rabbi of Meknes, Morocco and author of a compendium of Sephardic Halacha and Moroccan minhagim in a book titled Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.
- Mishna Brurah
- Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838 – 1933), known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Lithuanian Rabbi, author of the Mishna Brurah.
- S"A HaRav
- Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady (1745 – 1812), was the first Rebbe of Chabad and author of Shulchan Aruch HaRav and the Tanya.
- Yalkut Yosef
- Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef (b. 1952), son of Rav Ovadia Yosef, is the author of Yalkut Yosef, which is a encyclopedic work of Sephardic halacha.
Names of Rabbis
- Rabbi Chaim Yosef David
- Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia (1724 – 1806) was a Jerusalem born Sephardic rabbinical scholar. He is the author of Machzik Bracha, Birkei Yosef, Shem HaGedolim and many other books.
- Rabbi Rafael Baruch Toldano
- Rabbi Rafael Baruch Toldano (1890 - 1970) was the Rabbi of Meknes, Morocco and author of a compendium of Sephardic Halacha and Moroccan minhagim in a book titled Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.
- Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady
- Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady (1745 – 1812), was the first Rebbe of Chabad and author of Shulchan Aruch HaRav and the Tanya.
- Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan
- Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838 – 1933), known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Lithuanian Rabbi, author of the Mishna Brurah.
- Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef
- Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef (b. 1952), son of Rav Ovadia Yosef, is the author of Yalkut Yosef, which is a encyclopedic work of Sephardic halacha.
- Rabbi Yosef Chaim
- Rabbi Yosef Chaim (1832 – 1909) was a leading Sephardic Rabbi, author of the Ben Ish Chai, and Rabbi of Baghdad.
