The Sages of Israel


The Sages of Israel

In the ‘The Daily Sage’, we have collected more than a thousand of the sages of Israel from recent generations. We have arranged the first names of the sages of Israel  in alphabetical order. We have added their date of birth and death next to each sage’s name. For sages whose date of death is unknown, we have set them on the 7th of Adar, the day of the death of our rabbi and prophet, Moses, whose burial place is unknown. 
If you know the name of a sage in your family, city or country of your birth, or if you knew a sage in your place of residence or heard of him from somewhere else, and we have been privileged to write some of the sage’s praise and collect some of his Torah sayings, you will find him on this list.




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Hacham Ma'atuq Cohen ('Atoji), 13th of Nissan, 5619 (1859) - 8th of Tevet, 5699 (1939)
Hacham Machluf Idan, 5640 (1880) - 18th of Kislev, 5707 (1947)
Hacham Maimon Benatar, 5627 (1866) - 27th of Tevet, 5718 (1958)
Hacham Mas'oud Hai Rokach, 5450 (1690) - 10th of Av, 5528 (1768)
Hacham Masoud Revach, 5668 (1908) - 10th of Adar, 5739 (1979)
Hacham Mehallel Ha’adani, 5643 (1883) - 28th of Tishrei, 5711 (1950)
Hacham Meir Toledano, Iyar, 5646 (1886) - 14th of Adar, 5710 (1950)
Hacham Meir Yonah, 5678 (1917) - 22nd of Adar II, 5744 (1983)
Hacham Mekiketz Israel Haddad, (0) - 11th of Tishrei, 5740 (1980)
Hacham Menachem Menashe, 5653 (1892) - 12th of Elul, 5728 (1968)
Hacham Menasheh Salman Shaharabani, 7th of Sivan, 5641 (1881) - 28th of Av, 5720 (1960)
Hacham Menini Bitan, 5666 (1866) - 23rd of Kislev, 5746 (1986)
Hacham Michael Yaakov Israel, 5550 (1790) - 7th of Iyar, 5616 (1857)
Hacham Mordecai Attiah, 5658 (1898) - 14th of Tamuz, 5738 (1978)
Hacham Mordecai Azran, 5608 (1848) - 16th of Adar, 5698 (1938)
Hacham Mordecai Sigron, 14th of Adar, 5653 (1893) - 1st of Av, 5729 (1969)
Hacham Moses Pardo, 5570 (1810) - 16th of Av, 5648 (1888)
Hacham Moshe (Moussa) Haddad, 2nd of Adar, 5669 (1909) - 5th of Av, 5753 (1993)
Hacham Moshe Abirmat, 5638 (1878) - 27th of Tamuz, 5715 (1955)
Hacham Moshe Alshich Hakadosh , 5267 (1507) - 13th of Nissan, 5360 (1600)
Hacham Moshe Bishi Maimon, (0) - 11th of Tamuz, 5688 (1927)
Hacham Moshe Cohen Shauli, Sivan, 5680 (1920) - 26th of Tishrei, 5755 (1994)
Hacham Moshe David Walli, 5457 (1697) - 7th of Tevet, 5537 (0)
Hacham Moshe Dayyan, 5691 (1931) - 21st of Iyar, 5739 (1979)
Hacham Moshe Hai Cohen-Yazdi Aharoni, 5656 (1896) - 13th of Tishrei, 5718 (1957)
Hacham Moshe Herrera, 5638 (1878) - 27th of Sivan, 5718 (1958)
Hacham Moshe Idan, 5602 (1842) - 5th of Elul, 5654 (1894)
Hacham Moshe Maimaran, 5499 (1738) - 7th of Av, 5541 (1780)
Hacham Moshe Malcah, 5671 (1911) - 13th of Adar II, 5757 (1997)
Hacham Moshe Soulam, (0) - 6th of Sivan, 5716 (1956)
Hacham Moshe Zaqen Mazouz, 5611 (1851) - 2nd of Iyar, 5675 (1915)
Hacham Mullah Mattityah Garji , 26th of Kislev, 5605 (1845) - 14th of Kislev, 5678 (1918)
מפה/ תמונה

"It is our custom to light a yahrzeit candle in honor of the memory of the Sages, as it is said: “the life breath of man is the lamp of the Lord” (Proverbs 20:27). And it is good to add from the light of the Torah to the light of the candle, as it is said “For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light” (Proverbs 6:23). And it is good to increase the teaching of the Sage on the anniversary of his death, as Rabbi Yochanan based on the teachings of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai said, “Each scholar whose sayings are taught in this world, his lips speak from the grave (Bechorot 31B).”

“Even if all of the skies are a blank parchment, and all human beings are clerks, and all of the forests are quills, we would never be able to write down what our Sages have taught us. But even a few righteous are also good, and thanks to the sacred Torah and the teachings that Israel will learn in the Sage’s name on the anniversary of his death, the Holy One Blessed be He, will share our part with them, and we will never be ashamed because of our faith in the Holy One Blessed be He, and on his great benevolence and truth will we lean, for He hides his abundant goodness for those who are worthy and revere Him.”

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Rabbi Chananaia son of Akashia stated, God wanted to grant merits to Israel, therefore he gave them many laws and commandments as it states, "Because God wants righteousness he increased the amount of Torah and splendor." (Isaiah 42:21).