Jacob ha-Cohen Sekili ( he, ) (1846 in

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– 1918) was a 19th-century

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rabbi in

, Ottoman

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. While being of Moroccan descent, his surname "Sekili" indicates that his family had originated in

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. Sekili served as a '' dayan'' (religious judge) in Tiberias and was greatly respected. He was a scholar of note and nurtured many disciples. He was a prolific writer and authored several works including ''Yalkut Talmud Torah'', ''Torat ha-Mincha'', ''Gulat ha-Koteret'', ''Yayin ha-Meshumar'' and ''Sefer ha-Yichut''. He was also instrumental in the erection of a

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and lodgings for pilgrims at the tomb of the 2nd-century sage

Rabbi Meir Rabbi Meir ( he, רַבִּי מֵאִיר) was a Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Mishnah. He was considered one of the greatest of the Tannaim of the fourth generation (139-163). He is the third most frequently mentioned sage in the Mishn ...

on the outskirts of Tiberias.Gottlieb, Samuel Noah (1912).
Ohalei Shem
' Pinsk: M. M. Gleiberman. p. 490.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sekili, Jacob ha-Cohen 19th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire Rabbis in Ottoman Galilee Sephardi rabbis People from Tiberias 1846 births 1918 deaths