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 Yaacov Even Tzur , 5433 (1673) - 2nd of Tevet, 5513 (1753)
Hacham Yaacov Sukari, (0) - 6th of Shevat, 5668 (1908)
Hacham Yaakov Birdugo, 5546 (1786) - 29th of Av, 5601 (1843)
Hacham Yaakov Chaim Sofer, 5630 (1870) - 9th of Sivan, 5699 (1939)
Hacham Yaakov Cohen Yonathan, (0) - 6th of Av, 5696 (1936)
Hacham Yaakov Douek Hacohen, 5588 (1838) - 2nd of Sivan, 5679 (1929)
Hacham Yaakov Elmaliach, 5641 (1881) - 14th of Elul, 5721 (1961)
Hacham Yaakov Hacohen Tarab , (0) - 22nd of Tevet, 5683 (1923)
Hacham Yaakov Hai Zrihan, 5629 (1869) - 21st of Av, 5713 (1953)
Hacham Yaakov Kuli , 5445 (1685) - 19th of Av, 5492 (1732)
Hacham Yaakov Moshe Toledano, 5639 (1879) - 24th of Tishrei, 5721 (1960)
Hacham Yaakov Shaul Elyashar, 5577 (1817) - 28th of Tamuz, 5666 (1906)
Hacham Yaish Koriani, (0) - 20th of Adar, 5677 (1917)
Hacham Yehezkel Ezra Halevy, 5612 (1852) - 3rd of Tevet, 5702 (1941)
Hacham Yehuda Aiash, 5460 (1700) - 1st of Tishrei, 5521 (1761)
Hacham Yehuda Alkalai, 5558 (1798) - 4th of Tishrei, 5639 (1878)
Hacham Yehuda Aryeh of Modena, 28th of Nissan, 5331 (1571) - 27th of Adar, 5408 (1648)
Hacham Yehuda Ben Atar, Elul, 5415 (1655) - 19th of Sivan, 5493 (1733)
Hacham Yehuda Ben Yaakov Nechama, 5585 (1825) - 19th of Shevat, 5659 (1899)
Hacham Yehuda Elbaz, 5530 (1770) - 15th of Shevat, 5607 (1847)
Hacham Yehuda Even Denan, 5640 (1880) - 12th of Tevet, 5720 (1960)
Hacham Yehuda Fetaya, 2nd of Shevat, 5619 (1859) - 27th of Av, 5702 (1942)
Hacham Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi, 25th of Sivan, 5682 (1922) - 9th of Cheshvan, 5757 (1996)
Hacham Yehuda Tzedaka, 5670 (1910) - 12th of Cheshvan, 5752 (1991)
Hacham Yeshayahu Joseph Pontremoli, (0) - 24th of Av, 5630 (1870)
Hacham Yeshua Attiah, 12th of Tevet, 5675 (1914) - 19th of Cheshvan, 5748 (1987)
Hacham Yeshua Shimon Haim Ovadia, 27th of Iyar, 5632 (1872) - 6th of Elul, 5712 (1952)
Hacham Yihya Badikhi, 5563 (1803) - 16th of Tishrei, 5648 (1887)
Hacham Yihya Kapach, 5610 (1850) - 11th of Kislev, 5696 (1936)
Hacham Yihya Korach, 5600 (1840) - 20th of Av, 5641 (1881)
Hacham Yihya Moshe Abudi, 5604 (1844) - 2nd of Shevat, 5675 (1915)
Hacham Yihya Omassi, 2nd of Iyar, 5655 (1895) - 25th of Shevat, 5746 (1986)
Hacham Yihya Shneiur, 5663 (1903) - 16th of Elul, 5754 (1994)
Hacham Yihya Tzalakh, 5474 (1713) - 28th of Nissan, 5565 (1805)
Hacham Yitzchak Buchnik, 5675 (1915) - 26th of Shevat, 5735 (1975)
Hacham Yitzhak Abihatzeira, 23rd of Elul, 5655 (1895) - 25th of Adar II, 5730 (1970)
Hacham Yitzhak Abulafia, 5590 (1830) - 15th of Adar, 5670 (1910)
Hacham Yitzhak Akarish, 5578 (1818) - 28th of Elul, 5646 (1886)
Hacham Yitzhak Bar Sheshet Perfet, 5086 (1326) - 2nd of Elul, 5168 (1408)
Hacham Yitzhak Bokhobza, Adar, 5613 (1853) - 21st of Shevat, 5690 (1930)
Hacham Yitzhak Eliyahu Laniado, (0) - 17th of Tishrei, 5678 (1918)
Hacham Yitzhak Even Denan, 15th of Av, 5594 (1836) - 24th of Iyar, 5660 (1900)
Hacham Yitzhak Farhi, 5542 (1782) - 3rd of Iyar, 5613 (1853)
Hacham Yitzhak Hazzan, 5679 (1919) - 1st of Iyar, 5750 (1990)
Hacham Yitzhak Houri, 5568 (1808) - 21st of Nissan, 5628 (1868)
Hacham Yitzhak Mejaled, 5595 (1835) - 1st of Elul, 5680 (1920)
Hacham Yitzhak Molcho, 5481 (1721) - 28th of Iyar, 5541 (1781)
Hacham Yitzhak Nissim, 25th of Kislev, 5656 (1896) - 9th of Av, 5741 (1981)
Hacham Yitzhak Salah Machmal, 13th of Tishrei, 5636 (1875) - 4th of Sivan, 5711 (1951)
Hacham Yitzhak Shreim, 5558 (1798) - 15th of Tishrei, 5633 (1873)
Hacham Yochanan HaCohen, 5682 (1922) - 8th of Cheshvan, 5763 (2002)
Hacham Yom Tov Algazi , 5487 (1727) - 2nd of Adar I, 5562 (1802)
Hacham Yom Tov Yedid Halevy, 5683 (1923) - 22nd of Tamuz, 5776 (2016)
Hacham Yoram Michael Abergil, 5717 (1957) - 27th of Tishrei, 5776 (2015)
Hacham Yosef Berrebi, 5611 (1851) - 7th of Tishrei, 5680 (1919)
Hacham Yosef Buchris, 5645 (1885) - 5th of Adar, 5709 (1949)
Hacham Yosef David, 5420 (1660) - 2nd of Kislev, 5497 (1736)
Hacham Yosef Hacohen, (0) - 30th of Kislev, 5485 (1715)
Hacham Yosef Haim, 27th of Av, 5594 (1834) - 13th of Elul, 5669 (1909)
Hacham Yosef Haim Illouz, 5640 (1880) - 23rd of Tamuz, 5721 (1961)
Hacham Yosef Kapach, 12th of Kislev, 5678 (1917) - 18th of Tamuz, 5760 (2000)
Hacham Yosef Massass, 5652 (1892) - 2nd of Shevat, 5734 (1974)
Hacham Yosef Soso Hacohen, 5651 (1891) - 12th of Iyar, 5740 (1980)
Hacham Yosef Tzarfati, (0) - 4th of Cheshvan, 5400 (1640)
Hacham Yosef Yitzhak Chelouche, 5650 (1890) - 30th of Sivan, 5720 (1960)
Hacham Yoseph Ben Joya, (0) - 3rd of Av, 5528 (1768)
Hacham Yoseph Elmaliakh, (0) - 11th of Elul, 5583 (1823)
Hacham Yoseph Genassia, 5640 (1879) - 8th of Tamuz, 5722 (1962)
Hacham Yoseph Rubin Elkabelah , 5637 (1877) - 19th of Tishrei, 5713 (1952)
Hacham Yoseph Tsobari, 5676 (1916) - 2nd of Av, 5760 (2000)
Mr. Yoseph Eliyahu Shlush, 5630 (1870) - 11th of Av, 5694 (1934)
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).