Raphael Jacob Manasseh (; 1762 – 21 April 1832) was an Ottoman rabbinical writer and

chief rabbi Chief Rabbi ( he, רב ראשי ''Rav Rashi'') is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a ...

of Salonica. Among his works are ''Ohel Ya'aḳob'' (Salonica, 1832), an alphabetical collection of the laws of religion; ''Be'er ha-Mayim'' (Salonica, 1836), responsa; and ''En ha-Mayim'' (printed in 1858), a commentary on the '' Shulchan Aruch'' and '' Yoreh De'ah''.

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1762 births 1832 deaths 18th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire 19th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire Rabbis from Thessaloniki Writers from Thessaloniki {{Judaism-bio-stub