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Moses Galante (died 1806) was
chief rabbi Chief Rabbi ( he, רב ראשי ''Rav Rashi'') is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a ...
of
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during the late 18th century and early 19th century. He succeeded his father,
Mordecai Galante Mordecai Galante (died 1781) was Chief Rabbi of Damascus during the Ottoman era and author of ''Gedullat Mordekai,'' a collection of sermons preserved in manuscript at Damascus (Ḥazan, ''Ha-Ma'alot li-Shelomoh,'' p. 50). See also *Galante (pedig ...
, who was chief rabbi until his death in 1781. Moses Galante was also a noted scholar and the author of ''Berak Mosheh'' (''
responsa ''Responsa'' (plural of Latin , 'answer') comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them. In the modern era, the term is used to describe decisions and rulings made by scholars i ...
'') azan, ''Ha-Ma'alot li-Shelomoh'' published 1780 in
Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
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Galante (pedigree) Galante was a Jewish family which flourished at the beginning of the 16th century in Rome, and the head of which, Mordecai, was a Spanish exile of the Angel family. His courteous manners won for him from the Roman nobles the surname "Galantuomo" (g ...
1806 deaths People from Damascus Chief rabbis of cities Sephardi rabbis in Ottoman Syria 18th-century births Place of birth unknown Date of death unknown Place of death unknown Year of birth unknown Exponents of Jewish law Authors of books on Jewish law {{Judaism-bio-stub