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Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas

1738 – 1805

Chief Rabbi of Israel

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About Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas

Lived 1738 – 1805 (aged 66–67). Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas was a Turkish rabbi.

Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas (; Moses Joseph Mordechai Meyuchas) (1738–1805) was Chief Rabbi of Israel (Rishon l’Zion) from 1802 to 1805.

Meyuchas was born in Jerusalem to the Meyuchas family. He is the author of Sha’ar ha-Mayim (Salonika, 1768) Berachot Mayim (Salonika, 1789,) and Mayin Shaal (Salonika, 1799)

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Important facts

Born

1738, Jerusalem

Birth century

18th century

Died

6 October 1805, Jerusalem

Occupation

Rabbi

Nationality

Ottoman Empire

Also known as

Meyuḥas, Moses Joseph Mordecai ben Raphael Meyuhas‏, Meyuhas, Moses Joseph Mordecai ben Raphael‏, Mosheh Mordekhay Yosef ben Refaʾel‏, Mosheh Yosef Mordekhay ben Refaʾel‏

Moses Joseph Mordecai ben Raphael, Mosheh Mordekhai Yosef, Mosheh Yosef Mordekhay, Mejuchas, Moses Mardechai, Mošeh Mordeḵay Yōsef ben Rafaʾel Mēyūḥas, Mordeḵay Yōsef bar Meyūḥas, MOSES MORDECAI JOSEPH B. RAPHAEL

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas's

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

Johann Andreas Segner

Frequently asked questions

Who was Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas?

chief Rabbi of Israel

When was Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas born?

Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas was born in 1738 in Jerusalem.

When did Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas die?

Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas died on 6 October 1805 in Jerusalem.

What was Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas's occupation?

Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas was a rabbi.

What nationality was Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas?

Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas

· Wikidata: Q12409591

· DBpedia: Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas

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