BEN ISH CHAI - HALACHOS – FIRST YEAR AND...

BEN ISH CHAI - HALACHOS – FIRST YEAR AND SECOND YEAR, SECOND EDITION. CLASSIC SEFARDY WORK OF HALACHA BY RABBI YOSEF CHAIM OF BAGHDAD.

The Ben Ish Chai contains the halachic content of the public lectures delivered in a bi-annual cycle by Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad
Baghdad 1912. Yehoshua Shlomo Bechor (publisher)
Rare second edition, published soon after the passing of the author, with an introductory note by his son.

Rabbi Yosef Chaim Of Baghdad – Ben Ish Chai (1833-1909), the most famous Iraqi rabbinical leader in recent times. Rabbi Yosef Chaim, was a son of Rabbi Eliyahu and grandson of Rabbi Moshe Chaim – Rabbi of Baghdad, and a disciple of Rabbi Abdallah Somekh – author of Zivchei Tzedek. He was a great halachic authority, Kabbalist and author of numerous rabbinic works and the recognised rabbinical authority of the Jews of Iraq and many other oriental communities. His works are studied and revered by both Sefardim and Ashkenazim. His most famous works are: Ben ish Chai, Ben Ish Chayil, Rav Pe’alim and Ben Yehoyada.

[4], 121, 118 pp. 15 x 22 cm. very good condition. Modern binding.