Chaim Abraham Gagin

Chaim Abraham Gagin (1787–1848) was Chief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine from 1842 to 1848.

He was the, grandson of the Jerusalem Kabbalist, Shalom Sharabi.[1] He was author of Sepher Hatakanoth Vehaskamoth, a compendium of Jewish religious rites and customs as practiced in the City of Jerusalem.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chaim Abraham Gagin. Sepher Hatakanoth Vehaskamoth". Kestenbaum & Co. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Westreich, Elimelech (2012). "Jewish Judicial Autonomy in Nineteenth Century Jerusalem: Background, Jurisdiction, Structure.". Jewish Law Association Studies 22: 303.
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