Rabbi Yaakov Mutzafi | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1899 |
Died | May 25, 1983 |
Religion | Judaism |
Alma mater | Midrash Bet Zilkha |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Hakham Sadqa Hussein |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Shemesh Sedaqah Synagogue |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Position | Av Beth Din |
Organisation | Sephardi Edah HaHaredith |
Began | 1961 |
Ended | 1983 |
Yahrtzeit | 13 Siwan, 5743 |
Buried | Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery |
Yaakov Mutzafi (Hebrew: יעקב מוצפי Ya'aqov Muṣafi; 1899 - May 25, 1983) was a rabbi and kabbalist. The last spiritual leader of the ancient Jewish community of Iraq, he moved to Israel ahead of the Jewish masses when they were finally airlifted there in 1952.
An anti-Zionist, in his later years Mutzafi served as the Av Beth Din of the Sephardi Edah HaHaredith, and rabbi of the Shemesh Sedaqah Synagogue in Jerusalem.