Bet Yehudah (The House of Judah)

Judah ‘Ayyash

1737

The Hakham Rabbi Abraham Monson, may God protect him, was a resident of Tétouan, where he was born and raised among his siblings and relatives. When he reached the appropriate age he married a woman who was fitting for him. But it was not long before he started having a rough time, and the place became difficult for him because he could not make a…

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Judah ‘Ayyash

1700–1761

A prominent rabbinic scholar and posek (halakhic decisor), Judah ‘Ayyash lived most of his life in Algiers, where he was head of the rabbinic court. He responded to halakhic questions from throughout North Africa, Italy, and the western Mediterranean. On moving to Jerusalem in 1756, he became head of the Knesset Israel yeshiva. Judah’s son, Jacob Moses ‘Ayyash, and grandsons also served as rabbinic leaders in Jerusalem and elsewhere.

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