Rabbi Yosef Qafih

Rabbi Yosef Qafih

Rabbi, scholar and translator · 1917–2000

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Sana'a-born scholar and leader of Yemenite Jewry in Israel. He translated the Rambam's Arabic writings and Saadia Gaon's works into Hebrew, edited the Mishneh Torah, and received the Israel Prize in 1969.

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