Yaakov Shaul Elyashar was born in Safed to a prominent Sephardi rabbinical family that had resided in the Land of Israel for centuries. His father, Rabbi Eliezer Yeruham Elyashar, was a shochet. In 1824, when Elyashar was 7, his father died. The family was thrown into poverty, and his mother sold her home and belongings and supported her only son by working as a seamstress. They moved to Jerusalem; in 1828, she married Rabbi Binyamin Mordechai Navon, who adopted Elyashar and became his teacher and mentor. By the time of his bar mitzvah, he was already considered a Torah prodigy. In 1832, at age 15, Elyashar married an orphaned girl. They had four children—three of whom were born while they were still living in his stepfather's home. In 1853, he was appointed dayan in Jerusalem and sent as the emissary of Jerusalem's Sephardic community to Alexandria. He was to persuade the Jewish community there to annul its decision to cease receiving rabbinic emissaries from the Land of Israel. He was successful in persuading them to annul the decision and invited to become the city's rabbi (an offer he refused).[1] He became the associate head of the Jerusalem beth din in 1855 and head of the beth din in 1869.
In 1893, he became the Rishon LeZion, or Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Palestine, following the death of Rishon LeZionRaphael Meir Panigel. He remained in the position for the next thirteen years until his death in 1906. Rabbi Shmuel Salant was the chief rabbi of the Ashkenazi community at the time and they enjoyed very warm relations and collaborated on various issues affecting the entire Jewish community in Palestine.
Elyashar wrote thousands of responses to questions from Ashkenazim, Sephardim, and Temanim throughout the world—most of which were published in the Questions and Responsa "Maase Ish".[2]
Commemoration and legacyedit
The Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Shaul is named after Elyashar.[3]
One of his great-grandchildren was Israeli politician and writer Eliyahu Elyashar.
Referencesedit
^"Hacham Yaakov Shaul Elyashar : HeHaCham HaYomi (The Daily Sage)".
^Questions and Responsa "Maase Ish", Jerusalem 1892; a microfilm of book available at the Hebrew University Library of Jerusalem (Givat-Ram Campus), Manuscript Dept., microfilm no. 2005 F 435.
yaakov, shaul, elyashar, june, 1817, july, 1906, also, known, yisa, berakhah, 19th, century, sephardi, rabbi, ottoman, syria, became, sephardi, chief, rabbi, palestine, 1893, personalborn, 1817, june, 1817safed, ottoman, empiredied21, july, 1906, 1906, aged, j. Yaakov Shaul Elyashar 1 June 1817 21 July 1906 also known as Yisa Berakhah was a 19th century Sephardi rabbi in Ottoman Syria He became Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Palestine in 1893 Yaakov Shaul ElyasharYaakov Shaul ElyasharPersonalBorn 1817 06 01 1 June 1817Safed Ottoman EmpireDied21 July 1906 1906 07 21 aged 89 Jerusalem Ottoman EmpireReligionJudaismJewish leaderPredecessorRaphael Meir PanigelSuccessorYaakov MeirPositionRishon LeZionBegan1893Ended1906 Contents 1 Biography and rabbinic career 2 Commemoration and legacy 3 References 4 External linksBiography and rabbinic career editYaakov Shaul Elyashar was born in Safed to a prominent Sephardi rabbinical family that had resided in the Land of Israel for centuries His father Rabbi Eliezer Yeruham Elyashar was a shochet In 1824 when Elyashar was 7 his father died The family was thrown into poverty and his mother sold her home and belongings and supported her only son by working as a seamstress They moved to Jerusalem in 1828 she married Rabbi Binyamin Mordechai Navon who adopted Elyashar and became his teacher and mentor By the time of his bar mitzvah he was already considered a Torah prodigy In 1832 at age 15 Elyashar married an orphaned girl They had four children three of whom were born while they were still living in his stepfather s home In 1853 he was appointed dayan in Jerusalem and sent as the emissary of Jerusalem s Sephardic community to Alexandria He was to persuade the Jewish community there to annul its decision to cease receiving rabbinic emissaries from the Land of Israel He was successful in persuading them to annul the decision and invited to become the city s rabbi an offer he refused 1 He became the associate head of the Jerusalem beth din in 1855 and head of the beth din in 1869 In 1893 he became the Rishon LeZion or Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Palestine following the death of Rishon LeZion Raphael Meir Panigel He remained in the position for the next thirteen years until his death in 1906 Rabbi Shmuel Salant was the chief rabbi of the Ashkenazi community at the time and they enjoyed very warm relations and collaborated on various issues affecting the entire Jewish community in Palestine Elyashar wrote thousands of responses to questions from Ashkenazim Sephardim and Temanim throughout the world most of which were published in the Questions and Responsa Maase Ish 2 Commemoration and legacy editThe Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Shaul is named after Elyashar 3 One of his great grandchildren was Israeli politician and writer Eliyahu Elyashar References edit Hacham Yaakov Shaul Elyashar HeHaCham HaYomi The Daily Sage Questions and Responsa Maase Ish Jerusalem 1892 a microfilm of book available at the Hebrew University Library of Jerusalem Givat Ram Campus Manuscript Dept microfilm no 2005 F 435 Jerusalem Municipality Official Website drop down menus Community Neighborhoods Retrieved 2011 09 21 External links editBiography of Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Eliashar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yaakov Shaul Elyashar amp oldid 1219775917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
