About Jacob Alyashar
Lived 1730 – 1790 (aged 59–60). Jacob Alyashar was a Turkish rabbi.
Jacob Alyashar was an 18th-century Talmudist and emissary (meshullaḥ). about 1790.
Megillat Paras "Megillat Paras" was published by his grandson (son of Eliezer Jeruḥam), Rabbi Jacob Saul Alyashar, in "Ish Emunim" (Jerusalem, 1885). It was read by the Jews of Basra and by his family members each year on the second day of Nisan.
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Who was Jacob Alyashar?
18th-century Talmudist
When was Jacob Alyashar born?
Jacob Alyashar was born in 1730 in Hebron.
When did Jacob Alyashar die?
Jacob Alyashar died in 1790 in Hebron.
What was Jacob Alyashar's occupation?
Jacob Alyashar was a rabbi.
What nationality was Jacob Alyashar?
Jacob Alyashar was Turkish.
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