חכם כלפא גיג' נולד לאמו ולאביו חכם אליהו סביב שנת תקצ"ח (1837) באלג'יר.
בקיא בנסתר ובנגלה. שימש כרב בקונסטנטין שבאלג'יר, לימים זכה ועלה לארץ ישראל והתיישב בירושלים.
חכם כליפא גיג' נפטר ביום ל' תשרי תרע"ו (1916)
חכם כליפא גיג' חיבר את הספרים: 'כגן הירק' - פירוש על הזוהר, 'כגן רווה' - פירוש על הרמב"ם לאור תורת האר"י, 'כגן עדנים' - שו"ת ופירוש ש"ס. הספרים: 'כגן רטוב' ו'מעיין גנים' עדיין עומדים בכתב יד.
And He will bring them back to their land in the last redemption, which will be speedily in our days, Amen, in full might and eternal strength, after the torment and the revenge, and will lead us to repentance and good deeds, as it says, "All the ends of days (that were calculated) passed, and the matter depends only upon repentance and good deeds". And then Justice approaches Judgement once again, Justice becomes balanced and privileged by Judgement, and Judgement becomes Charity (צדק – צדקה) with the addition of the letter 'heh'. Plentitude descends with great compassion, the city and its inhabitants will be redeemed; Zion is to be redeemed by judgement. Captives – the value of their liberation is higher than the attribute of Charity by several degrees – are redeemed by the power of the attribute of Justice, which will be transformed from Judgement to Compassion, and become Charity, great compassion, as in the mystical sense of "I shall gather them with great compassion", with a chivalrous heart and with great power for Israel.