Masa'ud Raphael Alfasi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Rabbi
Masa'ud Raphael Alfasi
Native-Name-Lang:he
Main Work:Mishḥa deRabuta
Death Date:1776
Residence:Tunisia
Children:Solomon
Ḥayyim
Occupation:rabbi
Signature:רבי מסעוד אלפסי.png

Masa'ud Raphael Alfasi (died 1776) was a Tunisian rabbi.

Mishḥa deRabuta

He is the author of "Mishḥa deRabuta" (Oil of Anointing), a work containing notes on all four sections of Rabbi Joseph Karo's "Shulchan Aruch"[1] (Leghorn, 1805). He was assisted by his two learned sons, Solomon (died 1801) and Ḥayyim (died 1783), the former being the author of a similar work, "Kerub Mimshaḥ" (The Anointed Cherub), Leghorn, 1859.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob. Mishḥa deRabuta. he:משחא דרבותא. https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=50068&st=&pgnum=408. he:אוצר הספרים. he. Vilnius. 375. Oct 23, 2023.