Amram Aburbeh ( he, עמרם אבורביע, 1892– 1966), also spelled Abourabia and Aburabia, was the

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of the Sephardic

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and author of ''Netivei Am'', a collection of responsa,

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s, and

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teachings.

Biography

Amram Aburbeh was born on March 16, 1892 (17 Adar 5652) in

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. During his youth, he studied in Midrash Shlomo, a

beit midrash A ''beth midrash'' ( he, בית מדרש, or ''beis medrash'', ''beit midrash'', pl. ''batei midrash'' "House of Learning") is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall." It is distinct from a synagogue (''beth knes ...

(study hall) run by his father,

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Shlomo Aburbeh. His mother was Yocheved Khalfon. In 1906 Aburbeh immigrated to

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with his paternal grandparents,

Yosef and Billiada Aburbeh. The rest of the family followed them 7 years later, settling in the Jewish Quarter of the

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Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. Here Aburbeh's father held a

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in his home called Or Zaruaa. Aburbeh studied in the Touvy Yisba'u

of the Ma'araviim congregation until 1910. He later studied in the

Porat Yosef Yeshiva Porat Yosef Yeshiva ( he, ישיבת פורת יוסף) is a Sephardic yeshiva in Jerusalem, with locations in both the Old City and the Geula neighborhood. The name Porat Yosef means "Joseph is a fruitful tree" after the biblical verse Genesi ...

. He received rabbinical ordination from his

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Yosef Haim HaCohen,

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and ''Rabad'' (chief judge) Rosh Av Beit Din of the Ma'araviim congregation in Jerusalem, when he was 29 years old. Aburbeh also became a certified shochet (ritual slaughter) and ''bodek''. He married his teacher's daughter, Rivka, in 1919; the couple had five sons and one daughter. Aburbeh co-owned a

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with his colleague

Yosef Yitzchak Shloush, head of the ''Ma'araviim'' congregation in Jerusalem. The bookstore sold

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religious books and Judaica of which it also exported to North African Jewry and other communities in the

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, such as

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. The store operated first in the

in Jerusalem (its catalogue indicates it was established in 1896) and later was relocated to the Mahane Yehuda neighborhood. Among the

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s published in Jerusalem by Amram Aburbeh in 1933 is ''Siddur Shalom Yerushalem'' סדור שלום ירושלם כמנהג ק"ק ספרדים יוצאי המערב והמזרח . In 1941 ''Siddur V'Ani Tefilah'' סידור ואני תפלה כולל תפלות כל היום כמנהג ק"ק ספרדים was published; and in 1942

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"Seder Tefilah: According to tradition of Sefaradim holy community, including daily Tefilot for year round" סדר תפלה: ק"ק ספרדים, כולל תפלות לכל ימות השנה . In addition he sold

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books such as ספר תהלים מרום ציון עם באור המלות עם מקור הדמעה וחנוכת הבית . Rabbi Amram Aburbeh's bookstore also sold books in the Ladino language: such as the siddur junto mincha de shabbat con el brich גונטו לה מנחה די שבת קון איל בריך and (see citation links in Further Reading section). Rabbi Amram Aburbeh received a

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by the

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in 1942 to

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s abroad to the Jewish communities. This was published in the Official

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of the Government, issue no. 1204, page 617

In addition to his occupation at the shop, Aburbeh taught at

and at Yeshivat Shaarey Zion, established by

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. Uziel appointed Aburbeh as

of the

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neighborhood in Jerusalem, where he served from 1925-1951. During the same time, Aburbeh was a dayan (religious court judge) for the ''Ma'araviim'' rabbinical court in

, headed by

Ben-Zion Avraham Cuenca. In 1934 Aburbeh was appointed as

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(funds emissary) on behalf of the ''Ma'araviim'' institutions in Jerusalem. He was dispatched to

, where he successfully collected

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for a year. The cornerstone laying ceremony for the Or Zaruaa synagogue building founded by Rabbi Amram Aburbeh

In 1920 Aburbeh was among the founders of the new

neighborhood of

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. In 1926 he founded and built a new synagogue in the

neighborhood for the ''Ma'araviim'' congregation called Or Zaruaa, which he named after the ''beit midrash'' headed by his late father. This new synagogue included a beit midrash that he headed. Or Zaruaa Synagogue was chosen to be included as one of the buildings for preservation in

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In 1930 Aburbeh was elected as an

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member of the ''Ma'araviim'' congregation in Jerusalem. Or Zaruaa Synagogue founded` by Rabbi Amram Aburbeh, Jerusalem

Rabbi Amram Aburbeh, a known philanthropist thanks to his multiple donations over the years 1940-1943 to the Sephardic General

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in Jerusalem as his name appears among lists of two synagogues: The Avraham

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of the Ma'araviim congregation and Bayit VaGan of 100

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and 50

, respectively. He was an active

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, and took part in the struggle to establish the state of

. The British Mandate authorities in Palestine arrested him due to his connections with the

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paramilitary organization. During this time, Aburbeh volunteered for the Mishmar Ha'Am (People's Guard). His sons were members of the

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police force and later served in the Israel Defense Forces. An official publication

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(Portofolio of Notifications 130) announcement on the

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to Jerusalem

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, that were held on 14 November 1950, states that among the approved candidates

Amram Aburbeh was

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number 7 to honor the Yichud Shevet Yehudah party candidates list, representing the religious

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In 1951 Aburbeh was elected by the

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Council as Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic congregation of

. He served alongside the city's

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

chief rabbi,

Reuven Katz. Aburbeh gave lectures in several of

's downtown

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, including Beth Israel, Ohel Chaim, and Beit Avraham (called the "Great Sephardic Synagogue", which he founded). On Shabbat he gave lectures in additional neighborhoods. He was a member of the

Council and chairman of the National Rabbinical Council of the Sephardic community. Aburbeh died on December 20, 1966 (7

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5727) in

and was buried in the Segula

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in that city beside his wife, Rivka.

Works

*''Netivei Am'' (Hebrew: ),

customs, responsa and collected

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, published in two volumes; Vol. 1 pub. 1963, Vol. 2 pub. 1966; second edition 1969.third edition 1977, fourth edition 1989, fifth edition 2006. sixth edition 2014 He received approbations for his ''

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'' from

Ovadia Hadaya, Rabb

Ezra Attiya Ezra Attiya ( he, עזרא עטייה; ar, عزرا عطية; 31 January 1885 – 25 May 1970) was one of the greatest teachers of Torah in the Sephardic Jewish world during the 20th century. He was rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Je ...

, Chief

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, and in later editions published by his sons

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron ( he, אליהו בקשי דורון‎; April 5, 1941 – April 12, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion (Chief Rabbi of Israel) from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat Y ...

She'ar Yashuv Cohen Eliyahu Yosef She'ar Yashuv Cohen ( he, אליהו יוסף שאר ישוב כהן; November 4, 1927 – September 5, 2016) was the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Haifa, Israel and the President of its rabbinical courts (1975–2011). Biography Eliyahu ...

, and

Shlomo Amar Shlomo Moshe Amar ( he, שלמה משה עמאר; ar, سليمان موسى عمار; born April 1, 1948)Gantz, Nesanel. "A Chief Rabbi of the Past and Future". '' Ami'', November 5, 2014, pp. 26-27. is the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Isra ...

; the latter was one of the last students to be rabbinically ordained by Aburbeh. Chief Rabbi

Yitzhak Yosef Yitzhak Yosef ( he, יצחק יוסף, born January 16, 1952) is the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (known as the Rishon LeZion), the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia, and the author of a set of books on ''halakha'' (Jewish law) called ...

cited from Netive Am book by Rabbi Amram Aburbeh , during a

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lecture about the Halakha concerning

Ten Days of Repentance The Ten Days of Repentance ( he, עֲשֶׂרֶת יְמֵי תְּשׁוּבָה, ''ʿǍseret yəmēy təšūvā'') Hebrew �aˈseʁet jeˈmeiː teʃuːˈvaːhare the first ten days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, usuall ...

prayers of Tefilat

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Shemoneh Esreh, Hamelech Hamishpa

* * * Aburbeh also edited the prayer book (

) ''Siddur Rinat Israel

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Sephardic and Edot ha-Mizrach Nusach'' and composed a special prayer for the recovery of injured Israeli soldiers.

Selected articles

* * * * * *

Memorials

Memorials to Aburbeh were dedicated in several places and institutions in

: * ''Netivei Am''

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schools, in

Beersheba Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

and

Yeruham Yeruham ( he, יְרוֹחַם, ''Yeroham'') is a town ( local council) in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers 38,584 dunams (~38.6 km²), and had a population of in . It is named after the Biblical Jeroham. Unt ...

Toranic and Scientific Education branches * Netivei Am Street in the Ramot Alon neighbourhood of Jerusalem; Aburbeh Street in the

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neighbourhood of Petah Tikva * Beit Midrash ''Netivei Am'' in

* Aburbeh Scholars Fund for Student Excellence * ''Netivei Am'' organization to acquire rescue equipment *

Or Zaruaa Synagogue, Jerusalem, Israel The Or Zaruaa Synagogue, Nachlaot, Jerusalem- he, בית כנסת אור זרוע, נחלאות, ירושלים was founded in 1926 (5687 Jewish Calendar) by Rabbi Amram Aburbeh for the Ma’araviim Jewish congregation in Jerusalem. It is loca ...

unveiling of metal plate event honoring and commemorating Rabbi Amram Aburbeh as founder of the synagogue for the Ma'araviim community in Nachlaot neighbourhood with the participants Chief Rabbi

,and Chief Rabbi

. * A Sefer Torah was written as a memorial to honor Rabbi Amram Aburbeh and his wife Rivka. It was donated by their sons and daughter in 1968 to The Great Sephardic Synagogue in Petach Tikva called Beit Avraham. Later it was transferred to Mishkan Yonah synagogue in Petach Tikva. In 2017 this Torah scroll was borrowed by the synagogue of Arbel religious Elementary school in

Nof HaGalil Nof HaGalil ( he, נוֹף הַגָּלִיל, lit. ''View of Galilee''; ar, نوف هچليل) is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of . Nof HaGalil was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit ( he, נָצְרַת עִלִ� ...

Gallery

File:Amram Aburbeh catalog of Judaica store Beit Mischar leTashmishei Kedusha, Jerusalem.jpg, Catalog of items sold by Aburbeh's and Shloush's Judaica store, listing

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tefillin Tefillin (; Modern Hebrew language, Israeli Hebrew: / ; Ashkenazim, Ashkenazic pronunciation: ), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Te ...

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tallit A tallit ''talit'' in Modern Hebrew; ''tālēt'' in Sephardic Hebrew and Ladino; ''tallis'' in Ashkenazic Hebrew and Yiddish. Mish. pl. טליות ''telayot''; Heb. pl. טליתות ''tallitot'' , Yidd. pl. טליתים ''talleisim''. is a ...

ot,

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shofar A shofar ( ; from he, שׁוֹפָר, ) is an ancient musical horn typically made of a ram's horn, used for Jewish religious purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch-altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the ...

shechita In Judaism, ''shechita'' (anglicized: ; he, ; ; also transliterated ''shehitah, shechitah, shehita'') is slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to '' kashrut''. Sources states that sheep and cattle should be slaughter ...

knives, siddurim, and religious books. File:HaRav Amram Aburbeh Beit Mischar in the Old city of Jerusalem ad in Geulah Calendar 1930.jpg, "Rabbi Amram Aburbeh's big store for Torah scrolls, Tefillin and Mezuzahs moved to the yard in front of Friedman store in the Old City of Jerusalem", an ad in Geulah Calendar for 1930 by the editor L. Shachor (Eretz Israel). File:Historical Jewish Press 16.5.1941 HABOKER p8 Sending Tefillin and Mezuzahs.jpg, Announcement to Senders of

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Mezuzah A ''mezuzah'' ( he, מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: ''mezuzot'') is a piece of parchment, known as a '' klaf'', contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah ( and ). These verses consist of t ...

s abroad. Rabbi Amram Aburbeh, Mahne Yehudah Jerusalem among the licensed to check Tefillin and Mezuzahs . Published in HABOKER newspaper on 16.5.1941 page 8. File:Siddur V'Ani Tefilah Rabbi Amram Aburbeh & Co. Jerusalem, Mahane Yehudah 1941.jpg, Title page of ''Siddur V'Ani Tefilah'', prayers in the Sephardic tradition, published by Rabbi Amram Aburbeh & Co., Jerusalem, 1941. File:Amram Aburbeh Rinat Israel siddur Ha'Sfaradim ve'Edot HaMizrach.jpg, Title page of ''Siddur Rinat Israel,

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Zion Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Na ...

. Amram Aburbeh bookstore, Mahane Yehudah,

File:Memorial Rabbi Amram Aburbeh at Or Zaruaa Synagogue.JPG, Rabbi Amram Aburbeh memorial plaque at Or Zaruaa synagogue, Jerusalem, Israel. Rabbi Amram Aburbeh, author of Netivei Am, served as the synagogue's rabbi since its establishment in 1927 till 1951. File:20150806 Residence of Petah Tikva Chief Rabbi, author of Netivei Am, Rabbi Amram Aburbeh.jpg, Residence of Petah Tikva Chief Rabbi, author of Netivei Am, Rabbi Amram Aburbeh.

References

External links

(Hebrew)
Petah-Tikva historic museum website – Rabbi Amaram Aburbeh
(Hebrew)
Petah Tikva History Archives and Museum
(Hebrew)
''Netivei Am'', Volume I, first edition, 5724

''Netivei Am'', Volume II, first edition, 5726

Government of Israel official document stating a proof of Or Zaruaa Synagogue as building for preservation in Jerusalem

Portofolio of Notifications officially published by the government of Israel announcement of approved candidates to Jerusalem council election

Photo of Or Zaruaa synagogue

Photo of entrance to Or Zaruaa synagogue

160 Sephardic wisemen

Rabbi Amram Aburbeh 51 years memorial lecture, Arutz 7 Historical Jewish Press HABOKER 16.05.1941 page 8 Rabbi Amram Aburbeh, Mahne Yehudah Jerusalem is licensed to check Tefillin and Mezuzahs Netivei-Am website
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