Rabbi Yosef Hayyim de Bagdad (le Ben Ish Hai)
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Region: Bagdad (Irak)
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Principal hakham of Baghdad in the 19th century, authority on halakha and master Kabbalist. Prolific author of around sixty works, he is best known for the Ben Ish Hai, an exposition of the laws of daily life mingled with mystical insights, organized according to the parashiyot and intended for the general public. His decisions still carry authority among Sephardim.
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