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 Rachamim Buchris, 7th of Adar, 5671 (1911) - 27th of Shevat, 5765 (2005)
Hacham Rachamim Haim Yehuda Israel, 8th of Tamuz, 5575 (1815) - 15th of Nissan, 5652 (1892)
Hacham Rachamim Hayuta Hacohen, 22nd of Sivan, 5661 (1901) - 10th of Shevat, 5719 (1959)
Hacham Rachamim Nehorai, 12th of Av, 5662 (1902) - 21st of Tamuz, 5745 (1985)
Hacham Rakhamim Melamed Hacohen, 25th of Elul, 5625 (1865) - 4th of Shevat, 5692 (1932)
Hacham Raphael Aaron Ben Shimon, 5608 (1848) - 10th of Cheshvan, 5689 (1928)
Hacham Raphael Abraham Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi, 5535 (1775) - 25th of Kislev, 5587 (1827)
Hacham Raphael Ankawa (Ankaoua) , 2nd of Tevet, 5608 (1848) - 4th of Av, 5695 (1935)
Hacham Raphael Asher Kovo, 5557 (1797) - 19th of Tevet, 5635 (1874)
Hacham Raphael Baruch Toledano, 5650 (1890) - 18th of Cheshvan, 5731 (1971)
Hacham Raphael Berdugo, 5507 (1747) - 21st of Tishrei, 5582 (1821)
Hacham Raphael Elashvili, Nissan, 5694 (1934) - 23rd of Sivan, 5765 (2005)
Hacham Raphael Haim Moshe Ben Naim, 7th of Shevat, 5605 (1845) - 13th of Av, 5680 (1920)
Hacham Raphael Kadir Tzaban, 1st of Tevet, 5670 (1910) - 4th of Kislev, 5755 (1995)
Hacham Raphael Moshe Elbaz, 5583 (1823) - 22nd of Tamuz, 5656 (1896)
Hacham Raphael Yaakov Hakak, (0) - 5th of Kislev, 5736 (1976)
Hacham Raphael Yitzhak Israel, 5569 (1809) - 7th of Tamuz, 5652 (1902)
Hacham Reuben Ben David, 5683 (1923) - 7th of Sivan, 5735 (1975)
Hacham Reuven Maurice Alush, 5692 (1932) - 1st of Adar, 5746 (1985)
Hacham Reuven Timtsitiat, 5641 (1881) - 23rd of Tishrei, 5709 (1949)
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”. 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”.

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.”

The Daily Sage - An online database of Sephardic Jewish Sages

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."