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 Samuel David Luzatto, 1st of Elul, 5560 (1800) - 9th of Tishrei, 5626 (1865)
Hacham Samuel de Medina, 5266 (1506) - 2nd of Cheshvan, 5350 (1589)
Hacham Samuel Ibn Denan, 5637 (1874) - 28th of Adar II, 5722 (1962)
Hacham Samuel Isaac Modigliano, 5717 (1656) - 13th of Cheshvan, 5464 (1703)
Hacham Samuel Saul Serero, 5326 (1556) - 5th of Shevat, 5415 (1645)
Hacham Sasson Ezra S'hayak, 5629 (1869) - 9th of Tishrei, 5712 (1952)
Hacham Sasson Shanduch, 5507 (1747) - 6th of Tevet, 5590 (1830)
Hacham Shalom Aaron Lopes, 17th of Kislev, 5665 (1904) - 26th of Cheshvan, 5755 (1994)
Hacham Shalom Amar, 15th of Kislev, 5623 (1862) - 22nd of Tishrei, 5659 (1897)
Hacham Shalom Daniel Yehuda Cohen, Iyar, 5595 (1835) - 18th of Tishrei, 5686 (1925)
Hacham Shalom Hadaya, 5624 (1864) - 13th of Kislev, 5705 (1945)
Hacham Shalom Moshe Chai Gaguine, Tevet, 5593 (1833) - 12th of Elul, 5643 (1883)
Hacham Shalom Yitzhak Halevy, (0) - 26th of Tamuz, 5733 (1973)
Hacham Shaul Hacohen, (0) - 6th of Iyar, 5608 (1848)
Hacham Shaul Sheli Mekiketz, 5647 (1887) - 19th of Kislev, 5730 (1970)
Hacham Shaul Yeshua Abitbol, 5499 (1739) - 25th of Elul, 5569 (1809)
Hacham Shem Tob Gaguine , 15th of Elul, 5645 (1885) - 18th of Av, 5713 (1953)
Hacham Shimon Abecassis, 5639 (1859) - 17th of Nissan, 5719 (1959)
Hacham Shimon Agassi, 5612 (1852) - 8th of Av, 5674 (1914)
Hacham Shimon Maimon, (0) - 22nd of Shevat, 5741 (1981)
Hacham Shlomo Bechor Hotzin, 5604 (1843) - 8th of Tishrei, 5653 (1892)
Hacham Shlomo Birdugo, 5614 (1853) - 1st of Nissan, 5666 (1906)
Hacham Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari, 5575 (1815) - 22nd of Iyar, 5690 (1930)
Hacham Shlomo Katzin, 5665 (1905) - 6th of Cheshvan, 5743 (1982)
Hacham Shlomo Mazouz, 5668 (1908) - 25th of Tevet, 5742 (1982)
Hacham Shlomo Ouaknine, (0) - 25th of Tamuz, 5665 (1905)
Hacham Shlomo Vazan, (0) - 16th of Nissan, 5572 (1812)
Hacham Simcha Ephrati, 5648 (1888) - 13th of Nissan, 5733 (1973)
Hacham Simcha Luzzatto, 5342 (1582) - 5th of Kislev, 5423 (1663)
Hacham Simon Labi, 5246 (1486) - 15th of Av, 5345 (1585)
Hacham Sliman David Sasson, 4th of Elul, 5675 (1905) - 7th of Sivan, 5745 (1985)
Hacham Svi Didi, 22nd of Av, 5689 (1929) - 2nd of Tamuz, 5740 (1980)
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).