Hayyim ben Isaac Raphael Alfandari ( he, חיים בן יצחק אלפנדארק; 1660–1733) was
rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...
in
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
during the latter half of the 17th and in the beginning of the 18th century. In his old age he went to
Palestine
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, where he died. He was the author of ''Esh Dat'' (A Fiery Law), a collection of homilies printed together with his uncle's ''Muẓẓal me-Esh'' in Constantinople, 1718. Several short treatises by him are published in the works of others.
Azulai speaks very highly of him as a scholar and as a preacher.
He is a member of the notable
Alfandari
Alfandari was a family of eastern rabbis prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries, found in Smyrna, Constantinople, and Jerusalem. The name may be derived from a Spanish locality, perhaps from Alfambra. The following is a list of the chief members ...
family.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
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Michael
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Given name "Michael"
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, ''Or ha-Ḥayyim,'' No. 854;
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Steinschneider
Moritz Steinschneider (30 March 1816, Prostějov, Moravia, Austrian Empire – 24 January 1907, Berlin) was a Moravian bibliographer and Orientalist. He received his early instruction in Hebrew from his father, Jacob Steinschneider ( 1782; ...
, ''Cat. Bodl.'' col. 821.
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Rabbis from Istanbul
Sephardi rabbis in Ottoman Palestine
17th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire
18th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire
1660 births
1733 deaths