Ovadia Hedaya ( he, , 24 December 1889 – 8 February 1969) was a leading Israeli rabbi.
Biography
Rabbi Hadaya was born in 1889 in
Aleppo
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Ottoman Syria
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, to rabbi
Shalom Hedaya.
In 1945, he succeeded his father as head of
Yeshivat HaMekubalim, the center of
kabbalistic
Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ...
study in Jerusalem.
Awards and honours
* In 1968, Rabbi Hedaya was awarded the
Israel Prize
The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor.
History
The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...
, in Rabbinical literature.
Published works
*''Yaskil Avdi'' (): (Eight volumes)
See also
*
List of Israel Prize recipients
This is a complete list of recipients of the Israel Prize from the inception of the Prize in 1953 through to 2022.
List
For each year, the recipients are, in most instances, listed in the order in which they appear on the official Israel Prize ...
References
1889 births
1969 deaths
Orthodox rabbis in Mandatory Palestine
Israeli Orthodox rabbis
Religious Zionist Orthodox rabbis
Israel Prize Rabbi recipients
Israel Prize in Rabbinical literature recipients
Rabbis in Jerusalem
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