| Israel Yaakov Algazi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1680 |
| Died | 1757 |
| Occupation | Rabbi of Izmir |
Israel Yaakov Algazi (1680–1757) was a Jewish rabbi of Izmir and Jerusalem, who served as Rishon LeZion for the last few years of his life.
Biography
He was born to Rabbi Yom Tov Alghazi and grew up in Izmir. He studied with Rabbi Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia and Isaac HaKohen Rapoport.
In Izmir, he initiated the printing of the Kabbalistic book Hemdat Yamim (of unknown authorship, but which some attribute to Alghazi himself).
In the year 5495 (1734-1735) Algazi moved to Ottoman Palestine. He studied in the Beit El kabbalistic yeshiva. He was a member of the beit din of Eliezer Nachum. He served as the head of "Yeshivat Neve Shalom Brit Avraham" in which the greatest Jewish scholars of Jerusalem learned.
The Rishon LeZion Nisim Haim Moshe Mizrahi died in 1749. In 1749 or 1755 Alghazi was appointed Rishon LeZion in his place.
Alghazi died on 10 Tammuz 1757, and was buried in the "Kehal Hasidim" section of the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery, near the grave of R' Shalom Sharabi.
His son, R' Yom Tov Algazi, was also appointed Rishon LeZion.
References
- "תעלומה ואין קורא לה? | קוֹנְדִיטוֹן". www.datshe.co.il. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- Jewish Encyclopedia: Israel Yaakov Algazi
- The Daily Sage: Israel Yaakov Algazi
- Mount of Olives