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	The Ben Ish Chai - Rabbi of Baghdad
		Chacham Yosef Chaim was born in 1832 in the city of Baghdad where his father was the Rabbi.
		Chacham Yosef Chaim was a great leader who guided his people through a time of religious upheaval.
		Due to the popularity of this book, Rav Yosef Chaim came to be known by its name and today he is referred to universally as the Ben Ish Chai.
	members.aol.com /LazerA/BenIshChai.htm (246 words)

	Ben Ish Chai
		Chaim succeeded his father as rabbi of Baghdad at age 25, on his father's death and became widely accepted as an authority on Jewish law throughout the Middle East.
		Chaim is also the author of Responsa (in Hebrew: Sheelot U-Teshuvot) known as the Rav Pe'alim and Torah Lishmah.
		The most respected Sephardic yeshiva, Ben Porat Yosef, was founded in Jerusalem by one of Rabbi Chaim's patrons at the rabbi's insistance.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Yosef_Chaim (376 words)

	The Ben Ish Chai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rav Yosef Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai of Baghdad, was one of Sephardic Jewry's greatest luminaries.
		Yosef Chaim, who was 14 at the time, decided to answer the question on his own and sent the chachamim a reply.
		Rav Yosef Chaim was deeply attached to Eretz Yisroel and placed a large stone from Eretz Yisroel at the entrance of the synagogue where he delivered his drashos.
	www.tzemachdovid.org /gedolim/benishchai.html (2570 words)

	Articles - Ben Ish Chai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Yosef Chaim (1832 - 1909) was a Hakham (Sephardic rabbi), authority on Jewish law (Halakha) and Kabbalist.
		Chacham Yosef Chaim was born in Baghdad where his father was Rabbi.
		Yosef Chaim's talents were evident from a young age (composing an anonymous responsum at age 14).
	www.estorea.com /articles/Yosef_Chaim (455 words)

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		As a result of this act of total selflessness, Yosef finally has irrefutable proof that his brothers are different people from the ones who cast him into the pit, and so, he now reveals to them that he is none other than their brother Yosef.
		Yosef takes his father Yaakov and five of the least threatening of his brothers to be presented to Pharaoh, and Yaakov blesses Pharaoh.
		Nevertheless, Yehuda approached Yosef and wanted to speak "in his ears." He was aware that the content of his words would not be understood, but he wanted to communicate to Yosef the depth of his feelings, for it is the words which come from the heart that enter the heart of another.
	www.ohr.org.il /tw/5756/bereishi/vayigash.tw (1310 words)

	בן איש חי The Ben Ish Chai Heaven's Register
		Rabeinu Yosef Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai of Baghdad, was one of Sephardic Jewry's greatest luminaries.
		A few years later, Yosef Chaim's father received a halachic question about Esrogim from the chachamim of Yerushalayim, but he was occupied with other matters and could not answer the question immediately.
		Rabeinu Yosef Chaim was deeply attached to Eretz Yisroel and placed a large stone from Eretz Yisroel at the entrance of the synagogue where he delivered his drashos.
	www.yarzheit.com /heavensregister/benishchai.htm (2596 words)

	דף חדש 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rabbi Chaim is renowned primarily as the recorder and editor of the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, although he himself was also an accomplished kabbalist and writer.
		Rabbi Yosef Caro, at the behest of his maggid, advised Rabbi Alshich to invest as much effort in his young student as possible, for he would be Rabbi Caro's successor.
		Rabbi Chaim remarked that the works of earlier kabbalists, from after the Ramban [Nachmanides, 4955-5030 (1195-1270 CE)] until the Arizal, were built on mortal intellect, whereas the teachings of his master, the Arizal, were revelations received by the Arizal through Divine inspiration (ruach HaKodesh).
	www.ascent.org.il /NewAscentOfSafed/Safat/Personalities/SafatSages/vital.html (832 words)

	Kaf Hachaim-Rav Yaakov Chaim Sofer
		Rav Yaakov Chaim Sofer, author of the Kaf Hachaim, is often called the Chofetz Chaim of Yerushalayim as he was known for his reticence.
		Rav Yaakov Chaim Sofer, the son of Rav Yitzchak Baruch Sofer was born in Baghdad in 5630 (1870).
		Rav Yaakov Chaim Sofer was niftar on Shabbos, the ninth of Sivan 5699 (1939).
	www.famousrabbis.com /kaf.htm (2021 words)

	Rabbi Yosef Chaim - the Ben Ish Chai
		Within a short period, R' Yosef Chaim's influence spread to Iran and Kurdistan, and the contents of his lectures were published in the newspapers of the Baghdadi communities as far away as Bombay, Rangoon, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sidney.
		R' Yosef wrote the work in Baghdadi Jewish Arabic, perfectly capturing the style of speech of the women of the city, and interspersed humorous anecdotes from both Jewish and non Jewish sources in order to hold the reader's attention and drive home his point.
		Rabbi Yosef Chaim was survived by a son, Rabbi Yaacov Chaim, who inherited his father's position until his death in 1920, and by a daughter.
	www.judaicaplus.com /Tzadikim/benishchai.htm (1946 words)

	Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - IN-DEPTH FEATURES
		When Rabbenu Yosef Shlomo was invited to become the rov of Ponevezh, a large, bustling city, he began the prime of his life.
		The instructions of his rebbe, the Chofetz Chaim, that he should not become a rov without establishing a yeshiva because his main purpose in life was to be a marbitz Torah, was the deciding factor in all his decisions.
		Reb Chaim answered, "As to Brisk, the place is appropriate, but the rov is not (referring to himself); Vilna, the rov is worthy, but the place is not; but Ponevezh, this is the proper place -- the rov is worthy and the place is also.
	chareidi.shemayisrael.com /archives5759/vayakhel/features.htm (4780 words)

	Rav Avraham Shaag ZT"L - A Lion Roars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rav Yosef Chaim and Rav Avraham's sons went to investigate the matter, and found Rav Avraham in a critical situation.
		Since the entrance to the doctor's courtyard was locked, Rav Yosef Chaim climbed to the roof of a nearby house and jumped into the doctor's courtyard.
		Rav Yosef Chaim fractured his leg from this leap, and suffered from it intermittently the rest of his life.
	www.tzemachdovid.org /gedolim/ravshaag.html (1992 words)

	Parsha-Insights - Vayechi - Torah.org
		Yosef, told that his father Yaakov was ill, brought his two sons to see him.
		Against the protests of his family, Rav Chaim calmly explained that no harm befalls those who are doing a mitzvah, not on the way there and not on the way back.
		As Rav Chaim's weaponry was his mitzvos and good deeds he had nothing to fear.
	www.torah.org /learning/parsha-insights/5761/vayechi.html?print=1 (1118 words)

	Radzilow - 19th Century Chanukah Menorah
		The Chanukah Menorah was taken from Radzilow in 1909 by Chaim Yosef and Sora (nee Robejko) Niedzwiecki, when he accepted a position of shochet and chazzan in Odessa, Ukraine.
		Chaim Yosef and Sora took their youngest son Eli with them.
		In 1942, Chaim Yosef found out that Yakov had moved in 1920's to Tartu, Estonia, where he also took a position of shochet and chazzan.
	www.radzilow.com /menorah.htm (165 words)

	Lifelines - Torah.org
		Rav Yosef Chaim smiled at the young boy.
		Rav Yosef Chaim continued,“ you know that those caves can be quite dangerous.
		He is Principal of Derech Chaim Academy in Baltimore, an alternative school for Orthodox teens at risk, and a psychotherapist in private practice.
	roshhashanah.torah.org /features/spirfocus/lifelines.html (527 words)

	Elul - Famous Rabbis Yarzheits
		Rabbeinu Yosef Chaim's son, Reb Yaakov, succeeded him as rav and maggid of Baghdad.
		With the passing of Reb Itzele Rabinowitz on the 21st of Adar I in 1919, Reb Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman was appointed the new rav of Ponevezh at the age of 33.
		Born in Honiad, Hungary, to Reb Yisroel Freund, Av Beis Din of Honiad, and Sara, the daughter of the Rov of Honiad, Reb Zev Goldberger.
	www.yarzheit.com /FRY/06FRY_Ellul.htm (4284 words)

	The Chida -Rav Chaim Yosef David Azulai ZT"L
		Rav Chaim Yosef David Azulai, better known by his acronym "Chida," was one of the greatest Sephardic sages of his time.
		Rav Chaim Yosef David Azulai, the son of Rav Refael Yitzchak Zarchia Azulai, was born in 5384 in Yerushalayim.
		Rav Yosef Dovid Zitzenheim of France, author of Yad David, said, "He was one of the most exalted Torah figures of our times, who studied Torah incessantly, until the day of his petira."
	www.famousrabbis.com /chida.htm (2174 words)

	About the Creative Learning Pavilion - e-Chinuch.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, av beis din and Rav of Yerushalayim (1848-1932)
		His father was Rav Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach, author of Chacham Lev and rosh yeshiva of Shaar Hashamayim.
		Rav Yisroel Bergstein, born in the Lithuanian city of Suvalk in 5672, studied in Grodno under Rav Shimon Shkop and Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz from age 11, then at age 14, under Rav Avrohom Grodzinsky and the Alter of Slabodka at Chevron.
	www.e-chinuch.org /features/adar-y.html (1141 words)

	History of Reb Chaim Vital
		Rabbi Chaim Vital (sometimes referred to as Rabbi Chaim Vital Calabrese, since his family was from Calabria, Italy) was born 1st Cheshvan in the jewish year 5303 (that is 1543 CE).
		Reb Chaim Vital died and was buried in Damascus Syria.
		As Reb Chaim Vital explains, in the times close to MOSHIACH, all the souls on earth will indeed be reincarnated souls, with the ultimate task of completion and wholeness of mankind through peace SHALOM - שלוֹם, and love of our neighbours, אהבת הבריוֹת.
	www.famousrabbis.com /gilgul/rebchaim.htm (1695 words)

	Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim of Baghdad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		R' Eliyahu Chaim was utterly devoted to fulfilling the precepts of the Torah in the most simple, practical sense.
		One day he received a letter from the famous leader of Moroccan Jewry, Rabbi Yaakov Abu Chatzeirah (1807-1880) informing him that he would shortly be blessed with a son who would illuminate the Jewish world.
		The blessing was fulfilled in 1833 with the birth of his son Yosef Chaim (The Ben Ish Chai).
	www.judaicaplus.com /Tzadikim/eliyahuchaim.htm (297 words)

	Outstanding Jewish Theologians
		He was the son of another famous grammarian and rabbi, Rabbi Yosef Kimchi, who passed away while R' Dovid was still young.
		One of the most famous of the Gaon's students was Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, founder of the Volozhiner Yeshiva.
		This yeshiva was the premier center of Torah study for about 100 years and is the ancestor of most of the yeshivas that exist today.
	biblia.com /theology/outstandingjewish.htm (2676 words)

	Yosef Chaim Definition / Yosef Chaim Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		[click for more] name Yosef Chaim) was a Sephardic JudaismSephardic Judaism, as opposed to Ashkenazic Judaism from Eastern Europe, is one of the two major traditions of Judaism.
		Literally translated from the Hebrew, it means "Spanish." The tradition was heavily influenced by Spanish scholars including Maimonides.
		Chaim succeeded his father as Rabbi of Baghdad at age 25, on his father's death and became widely accepted as an authority on Jewish law through out the Middle East.
	www.elresearch.com /Yosef_Chaim (507 words)

	Targum Press - Horizons: The Story of Yosef Chaim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Just before I unexpectedly went into the hospital to deliver our new son, I had read the biography of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, zt”l, the chief rabbi of Jerusalem before the State of Israel was established.
		So although no one would know until his bris, our son’s name would be Yosef Chaim.
		Yosef Chaim is now, baruch Hashem, a normal, healthy ten-year-old.
	www.targum.com /horizons/excerpts/tawil18.html (1449 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		'''Yosef Haim Brenner''', alternately '''Yosef Chaim Brenner''', (1881 - 1921) was a Ukraine Ukrainian-born Hebrew language Hebrew-language author, one of the pioneers of literature in modern Hebrew.
		Along with Asher Ginsberg Ahad Ha'am, Brenner left his stamp on the cultural and spiritual life of Israeli labor.
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Yosef Haim Brenner.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Yosef_Haim_Brenner.html (351 words)

	Halacha Yomit- Rabbanim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Chofetz Chaim wrote a book for Jews emigrating to America, consisting of a summary of the basic halachot necessary, and encouraging them to continue keeping Shabbat and the rest of the mitzvot.
		Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Soffer, popularly known by the name of his famous work "Kaf Hachaim", was born in 5530 (1870) in Bagdad.
		Rabbi Yosef Chaim, was one of the greatest Rabbis in Iraq (Bagdad), although he never held a formal position.
	torah.net /sites/halachayomit/rabbanim.html (761 words)

	Olas Shabbos - Vayakhel-Pekudei, 5762 - Torah.org
		Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld zt"l, Rav of Yerushalayim, was renowned for his clarity and deep understanding of the Torah.
		R' Yosef Chaim, taken aback by their sudden entry, sat quietly as they spewed forth their venom.
		As R' Yosef Chaim realized, shame and dejection, natural outgrowths of sin, can actually stilt one's growth, and prevent a person from accepting opportunities to move on.
	www.torah.org /learning/olas-shabbos/5762/vayakhel.html (1177 words)

	Yosef Haim Brenner - Dangeruss-Industries.com
		Yosef Haim Brenner, alternately Yosef Chaim Brenner, (1881 - 1921) was a Ukrainian-born Hebrew-language author, one of the pioneers of literature in modern Hebrew.
		Born to a poor family, Brenner passed his childhood in grinding poverty.
		Along with Ahad Ha'am, Brenner left his stamp on the cultural and spiritual life of Israeli labor.
	www.dangeruss-industries.com /Yosef_Chaim_Brenner.html (276 words)

	Judaism.com - Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld on the Parashah By: Shlomo Sonnenfeld
		Judaism.com - Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld on the Parashah By: Shlomo Sonnenfeld
		Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld was the illustrious and beloved Rav of the Old Yishuv of Jerusalem during the turbulent years of the British Mandate and the harsh era of Arab anti-Semitic uprisings.
		Over a period of many years, his great-grandson collected Reb Yosef Chaim’s comments on the parashah, resulting in this outstanding collection of insights, comments and interpretations of the weekly Torah reading.
	www.judaism.com /display.asp?etn=BDDHJ (199 words)

	wiki/Yosef Chaim Definition / wiki/Yosef Chaim Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Due to the popularity of this book, Chaim came to be known as "The Ben Ish Chai", by which he is referred to universally today within JudaismJudaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people and one of the earliest recorded monotheistic faiths.
		He arranged a siddurThe siddur is the prayerbook used by Jews the world over, containing a set order of daily prayers.
		The most respected Sephardic yeshiva, Ben Porat Yosef, was founded in JerusalemJerusalem (Modern Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim, Biblical and trad.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Yosef_Chaim (929 words)

	The Ben Ish Chai - Chacham Yosef Chaim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Ben Ish Chai - Chacham Yosef Chaim
		(Chacham [wise man] is commonly used among Sephardim as equivalent to Rabbi.) When his father passed away, Rabbi Yosef Chaim was only twenty five years old.
		Chacham Yosef Chaim authored many works, both of halacha and agadah (sections of the Talmud that deals with esoteric, non-legal subjects).
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/benishchai.html (242 words)

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