The Meyuchas (Meyuhas, Meyouhas) are a
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
Sephardi
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...
family that has produced notable rabbis and merchants for hundreds of years. They trace their ancestry to Spain before the
Alhambra Decree
The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: ''Decreto de la Alhambra'', ''Edicto de Granada'') was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain ( Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Arag ...
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Modern settlement on the site of the
City of David "City of David" is a biblical and religious epithet for the ancient city of Jerusalem.
It may also refer to:
* City of David (archaeological site) - an archaeological excavation associated with ancient Jerusalem
* Jerusalem Walls National Park
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began in 1873-74 when the Meyuchas family moved a short distance outside the city walls to a newly built house on the ridge.
Raphael Meyuchas ben Samuel Raphael Meyuchas ben Shmuel (1695?-1771) served as Chief Rabbi of Israel (''Rishon l’Zion'') from 1756 until his death in 1771.
Meyuchas was born in Jerusalem to the Meyuchas family. His brother was Avraham ben Shmuel Meyuchas. His son was Moshe ...
(1695?-1771) was born in Jerusalem and was the brother of Abraham ben Samuel Meyuchas and the father of Moses Joseph Mordechai Meyuchas. Served as
Rishon l'Zion from 1756 until his death in 1771. He is known to have attempted to bring about some kind of reconciliation with the
Karaites and to have admitted Karaite children to the Jewish school. He was the author of ‘''Minchat Bikkurim'' (Salonika, 1752) a commentary on the
Talmud
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, and of ''Peri ha-Adamah,'' (four parts, Salonika 1752-57), a commentary on the
Mishneh Torah
The ''Mishneh Torah'' ( he, מִשְׁנֵה תּוֹרָה, , repetition of the Torah), also known as ''Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka'' ( he, ספר יד החזקה, , book of the strong hand, label=none), is a code of Rabbinic Jewish religious law ('' ...
of
Maimonides
Musa ibn Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (); la, Moses Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam ( he, רמב״ם), was a Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah ...
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[Encyclopedia Judaica, 1972]
Abraham ben Samuel Meyuchas (died 1767) - Born in Jerusalem. Authored a commentary on the
Torah
The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the s ...
, ''Sedeh ha-Eretz'' (three parts, Salonika, 1784,1789,
Livorno
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1788) of ''Diglo Ahavah,'' a commentary on the ''Derech Etz ha-Chaim'' of
Isaac Luria
Isaac ben Solomon Luria Ashkenazi (1534 Fine 2003, p24/ref> – July 25, 1572) ( he, יִצְחָק בן שלמה לוּרְיָא אשכנזי ''Yitzhak Ben Sh'lomo Lurya Ashkenazi''), commonly known in Jewish religious circles as "Ha'ARI" (mea ...
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(Moses Joseph Mordechai Meyuchas) (1738-1805) - born in Jerusalem. Served as Rishon l’Zion from 1802-1805. He is the author of Sha’ar ha-Mayim (Salonika, 1768), Berachot Mayim (Salonika, 1789), and Mayin Shaal (Salonika 1799).
[History of Zionism, 1600-1918,
by Nahum Sokolow , 1919, p. 77]
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People from Jerusalem
1767 deaths
Jews and Judaism in Palestine (region)
Sephardi rabbis in Ottoman Palestine
Sephardi families