Yaakov Ades

Yaakov Hai Zion Ades (; February 24, 1898 – July 19, 1963), also spelled Adas or Adess, was a Sephardi, and Rabbinical High Court judge. As rosh yeshiva (dean) of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem, he educated thousands of students,

Family and early life Ades' parents were Rabbi Avraham Haim Ades (1848–1925) and Tzalha, daughter of Rabbi Moshe Swed, Rav of Aleppo.

Ades was born in Jerusalem, the youngest of four sons. He received his early education from his father, but at age 12 was sent to study in Yeshiva Ohel Moed under Rabbis Yosef Yedid Halevi and Shlomo Laniado. Four years later, in 1914, the drafting of students by the Turkish army in World War I prompted many students to flee to Egypt and Bukhara and the yeshiva disbanded. Ades managed to remain in Jerusalem during the war and rejoined the yeshiva when it reopened in 1918. Ades presided on the High Court until his death in 1963.

Personal

Ades and his wife had seven sons and two daughters.

Death and legacy Ades died on July 19, 1963 (27 Tammuz 5723) after a four-month illness. He was buried in the Sephardic rabbinical section on Har HaMenuchot.

His son founded Yeshivat Kol Yaakov in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem in his memory.