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Lot #    20882
Auction End Date    6/17/2008 10:40:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Letter by R. Elijah b. Suleiman Mani
Title (Hebrew)    כתב מה'ר אלי' בן סלימאן מני
Author    [Community - Ms.]
City    Hebron
Publication Date    1881
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    [1] p., 272:194 mm., light age staining, ink on paper, neat rabbinic script, signed by eight rabbis, dated, and stamped with four seals.
          
Detailed
Description		    Shedar letter by R. Elijah b. Suleiman Mani (1818–1899), Chief Rabbi of Hebron. R. Mani, one of the best known Iraqi rabbis, born in Baghdad, where he studied at the Beit Zilka rabbinical academy and was one of the outstanding pupils of R. Abdallah Somekh. In 1856 he settled in Erez Israel, first in Jerusalem, but two years later he moved to Hebron. He played a prominent role in the development of the Jewish community there. In 1865 he was appointed chief rabbi of Hebron and retained this post until his death. By nature an unassuming and generous man, he was outspoken and adamant in matters of religious observance. He made several journeys on behalf of the Hebron community: to India in 1873; Egypt, 1872 and 1878; and Baghdad 1880. In 1879–80 a fierce argument broke out between R. Elijah and two prominent members of the community, Mercado Romano and R. Rahamim Joseph Franco, which split the community into two factions. In the end R. Elijah's views prevailed. R. Elijah wrote several books dealing with traditional and mystical Jewish studies. Of these, the following were published: Zikhronot Eliyahu, a collection of religious precepts, arranged in alphabetical order, of which two parts appeared (Jerusalem, 1936, 1938); and Karnot Zaddik (Baghdad, 1867). Many of his responsa were published in the Jerusalem Me'assef and in the writings of contemporary rabbinic scholars.
          
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19th Century:    Checked
  
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Language:    Hebrew
  
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