Raphael Meyuchas ben Shmuel (; 1695?-1771) served as

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(''Rishon l’Zion'') from 1756 until his death in 1771. Meyuchas was born in Jerusalem to the

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family. His brother was Avraham ben Shmuel Meyuchas. His son was Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas. Meyuchas attempted to negotiate a reconciliation between the Karaites and other Jews, and tried to gain admission to Jewish schools for Karaite children. His books include ''Minchat Bikkurim'' (

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, 1752) a commentary on the

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, and ''Peri ha-Adamah'', (Salonika 1752–57, 4 volumes) a commentary on

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's ''

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''.Encyclopedia Judaica, 1972Where Heaven Touches Earth, by Dovid Rossoff , 1998, p. 122 ff.

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Meyuchas ben Shmuel, Raphael Meyuchas ben Shmuel, Raphael 1690s births 1771 deaths Shelichei derabonan (rabbis) {{Israel-rabbi-stub