Hayyim ben Isaac Raphael Alfandari explained

Hayyim ben Isaac Raphael Alfandari
Native Name:חיים בן יצחק אלפאנדארי
Native Name Lang:he
Birth Date:c. 1660
Birth Place:Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Death Date:1733
Death Place:Palestine,
Nationality:Ottoman
Denomination:Judaism
Occupation:Rabbi
Works:
  • Esh Dat
  • Muẓẓal me-Esh (with his uncle)
Family:Alfandari

Hayyim ben Isaac Raphael Alfandari (Hebrew: חיים בן יצחק אלפאנדארי; 1660–1733) was rabbi in Constantinople during the latter half of the 17th and in the beginning of the 18th century. In his old age he went to Palestine, where he died. He was the author of Esh Dat (A Fiery Law), a collection of homilies printed together with his uncle's Muẓẓal me-Esh (Hebrew:) in Constantinople, 1718. Several short treatises by him are published in the works of others. Azulai speaks very highly of him as a scholar and as a preacher.[1]

He is a member of the notable Alfandari family.

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