Yitzhak Nissim (Hebrew: יצחק נסים; 1896 - August 9, 1981) was a Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel. Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Israel in 1925. He studied under Rabbi Sadqa Hussein.
A visit to Ashkelon by Rishon Lezion Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog (1955)
In 1955, he became Chief Sephardic Rabbi. As a gesture of goodwill, he visited some kibbutzim, which at that time were predominantly Ashkenazi and secular. He was also emphatic that the Bene Israel, who had been rejected as Jews by other rabbis, were Jewish.[1]
In 1964, Pope Paul VI visited Israel but refused to visit the heads of other religions, insisting that they come visit him. In protest, Nissim boycotted this visit, insisting that he was willing to visit the Pope as long as there would be reciprocity if a chief rabbi came to Rome.[2]
He was the father of Moshe Nissim and Meir Benayahu.
yitzhak, nissim, hebrew, יצחק, נסים, 1896, august, 1981, sephardic, chief, rabbi, israel, nissim, born, baghdad, immigrated, israel, 1925, studied, under, rabbi, sadqa, hussein, rabbiיצחק, ניסיםtitlesephardic, chief, rabbi, israelpersonalborn18961981religionju. Yitzhak Nissim Hebrew יצחק נסים 1896 August 9 1981 was a Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Israel in 1925 He studied under Rabbi Sadqa Hussein RabbiYitzhak Nissimיצחק ניסיםTitleSephardic chief rabbi of IsraelPersonalBorn18961981ReligionJudaismParentRabbiDenominationOrthodoxJewish leaderPredecessorBenzion UzielSuccessorOvadia YosefBegan1955Ended1972A visit to Ashkelon by Rishon Lezion Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog 1955 In 1955 he became Chief Sephardic Rabbi As a gesture of goodwill he visited some kibbutzim which at that time were predominantly Ashkenazi and secular He was also emphatic that the Bene Israel who had been rejected as Jews by other rabbis were Jewish 1 In 1964 Pope Paul VI visited Israel but refused to visit the heads of other religions insisting that they come visit him In protest Nissim boycotted this visit insisting that he was willing to visit the Pope as long as there would be reciprocity if a chief rabbi came to Rome 2 He was the father of Moshe Nissim and Meir Benayahu Preceded byBenzion Uziel Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Nissim1955 1972 Succeeded byOvadia YosefExternal links EditMemorial websiteReferences Edit Gilbert Martin Israel A History Peres Meets With Pope in Vatican This Iraqi biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article about an Israeli rabbi is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yitzhak Nissim amp oldid 1126048456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
