Jacob Saul Elyashar

Jacob Saul Elyashar, (1817–1906), was a 19th-century Sephardi rabbi who became Chief Rabbi of Palestine in 1893.

He was born in Safed to Eliezer Jeroham Elyashar. In 1853 he was appointed dayan in Jerusalem and became head of the beth din in 1869. In 1893 he became the Rishon LeZion or Sephardi chief rabbi of Palestine. Rabbi Shmuel Salant was the chief rabbi of the Ashkenasi community at the time and they enjoyed very warm relations and collaborated on various issues affecting the entire Jewish settlement in Palestine.

Elyashar wrote thousands of responses to questions from Ashkenazim and Sephardim throughout the world.

The Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Shaul is named after Elyashar.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Jerusalem Municipality - Official Website". drop-down menus: Community, Neighborhoods. http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_main/defaultnew.asp?lng=2. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 

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Jewish titles
Preceded by
Raphael Meir Panigel		 Rishon LeZion
Jacob Saul Elyashar
1893–1906		 Succeeded by
Jacob Meir
Chief Rabbinate of Israel
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