Ḥayyim Asahel (Hebrew: חיים עשאל; d. before 1746) was a rabbi and author who lived in Salonica during the first half of the eighteenth century.
Ḥayyim Asahel | |
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| Personal | |
| Died | before 1746 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Residence | Salonica, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire |
He was the son of Benjamin Asahel, the chief rabbi of that city. Ḥayyim Asahel was the author of a Hebrew work entitled Sam ḥayyai (Hebrew: סם חיי) ('Spice of My Life'), a collection of addresses and responsa, which was published after his death by his son Benjamin (Salonica, 1746).[1] He lived for some years at Jerusalem, and was commissioned to collect subscriptions throughout Asia Minor for the poor of Palestine. He died at Smyrna while on this mission.[2]
Bibliography edit
- Asahel, Ḥayyim (1746). Sam ḥayyai [Spice of My Life]. Salonica: Defus Betzalel ha-Levi Ashkenazi.
References edit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gottheil, Richard; Franco, M. (1902). "Asahel, Ḥayyim". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 161.
- ^ Michael, Heimann Joseph (1891). Or ha-ḥayyim (in Hebrew). Frankfurt am Main: s.n. pp. 410–411.
- ^ Azulai, Ḥayyim Yosef David (1864) [1774]. Shem Ha-gedolim (in Hebrew). Vol. 2. Vienna: Verlag von J. Knöpflmacher & Söhne. p. 107.
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