About Uzziel Elḥa'ik
Lived 1750 – 1818 (aged 67–68). Uzziel Elḥa'ik was a rabbi.
Uzziel Elḥa'ik (; died 1812) was a Tunisian rabbi.
Elḥa'ik authored two significant works, both published posthumously. The first, Mishkenot ha-Ro'im (Livorno, 1860), is a collection of 1,499 responsa relating to the history of Tunisian Judaism during the 17th and 18th centuries. The second, Ḥayyim va-Ḥesed (Livorno, 1865), is a compilation of 22 funeral orations delivered by Elḥa'ik on the deaths of various rabbis of Tunis.
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Who was Uzziel Elḥa'ik?
Tunisian rabbi
When was Uzziel Elḥa'ik born?
Uzziel Elḥa'ik was born in 1750.
When did Uzziel Elḥa'ik die?
Uzziel Elḥa'ik died in 1818 in Tunis.
What was Uzziel Elḥa'ik's occupation?
Uzziel Elḥa'ik was a rabbi.
What nationality was Uzziel Elḥa'ik?
Uzziel Elḥa'ik's recorded nationality: Beylik of Tunis.
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