Shimon Agassi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Hakham
Shimon Agassi
Birth Date:	1852
Death Date:	1914
Yahrtzeit:	8 Av, 5674 A. M.
Residence:	Baghdad
Father:	Aharon
Spouse:	Rachel Abdallah Eliya Bahar
Children:	Aharon Agassi, Menashe Agassi, Farha Agassi Somek, Meir Sassoon Hai Agassi, Esther Agassi Somekh, Ezra Zion Agassi, Dina Agassi Shaashua, Khatoun Agassi Judah, Mazal Tov Agassi, and Eliyahu Haim Agassi

Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi (also spelled Simon Aghassi) was a Hakham and Kabbalist in Baghdad. He was known as HARASHBA,^[1] an acronym for Harav Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon.

Personal life

Hakham Agassi was born in 1852.^[1] He was married to Rachel Abdallah Eliya Bahar (1866–1954). Together they had ten children:

1. Aharon Agassi (1882–1898)
2. Menashe Agassi (1884–1889)
3. Farha Agassi Somek (1888–1992)
4. Meir Sassoon Hai Agassi (1891–1896)
5. Esther Agassi Somekh (1892–1988)
6. Ezra Zion Agassi (1897–1992)
7. Dina Agassi Shaashua (1898–1980)
8. Khatoun Agassi Judah (1903–1988)
9. Mazal Tov Agassi (1905–1990)
10. Eliyahu Haim Agassi (1909–1991)^[2]

Hakham Agassi died on the eve of Tisha B'Av, 1914.^[1]

Hakham Yehuda Fatiyah was one of his disciples.^[3]

Works

Hakham Agassi authored: Imrey Shimon;^[4] B'ney Aharon (a commentary on Sha'ar HaGilgulim^[5] by Rabbi Hayyim Vital); D'rasha;^[6] Fundamentals of Torah^[7] (on the Thirteen Principles of Faith); Z'hav Sh'va;^[8] and Shem MiShim'on.^[9]

External links

• Family tree of Hakham Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi
• Selected essays written by Hakham Rabbi Shimon Agassi

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Agassi Family Trees. www.shimon-agassi.com. Aug 3, 2016.
2. Web site: Descendants of Shimon Agassi. www.shimon-agassi.com. Aug 3, 2016.
3. Book: Gottlieb, Sch. N.. 1912. Ohole-Schem. he:אהלי שם. Pinsk. 480. Aug 3, 2016.
4. Book: The book "Imrey Shimon" by Rabbi Shimon Agassi. he:אמרי שמעון. Jerusalem. Aug 3, 2016.
5. Book: The book "Shaar Hagilgulim with perush Bney Aharon", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi. he:שער הגלגולים עם פירוש בני אהרן. Aug 3, 2016.
6. Book: The book "Drasha", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi. he:דרשה. Jerusalem. Aug 3, 2016.
7. Book: 1998. The book "Fundamentals of Torah", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi. he:יסודי התורה. Jerusalem. Yeshivat Ahavat Shalom Publications. Aug 3, 2016.
8. Book: The book "Zahav Shva", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi. he:זהב-שבא. Jerusalem. Aug 3, 2016.
9. Book: The book "Shem miShimon", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi. he:שם משמעון. Jerusalem. Aug 3, 2016.