The Hida (Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azulai)

The Hida (Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azulai)

ר' חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי (החיד"א)

Rabbi, emissary and bibliographer · 1724–1806

Sephardi · EstablishedOttoman, North African & Western CentersHilula: 11 Adar

Jerusalem sage sent abroad to raise funds for the Land of Israel, he traveled across Europe and North Africa and recorded it in a remarkable diary. His Shem HaGedolim catalogs the Jewish sages and their books, and his halakhic works are basic Sephardi references.

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