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Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Chaim | |
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| Born | Eliyahu Ben-Chaim August 4, 1940 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Israeli, Iranian, Georgian |
| Parent(s) | Saleh (Betzalel) Ben Chaim Simcha Ben Chaim |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Alma mater | Porat Yosef Yeshiva |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Talmudic scholar, judge, lecturer, recognized halakhic authority |
| Position | Chief Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Sha'are Shalom (United Mashadi Community of America) |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivat Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan |
| Position | Av Beit Din |
| Organisation | Badatz Mekor Haim |
| Residence | Great neck, NY |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Salman Hugi Aboudi, Rabbi Ezra Attia, Rabbi Yaakov Ades, Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg, Rabbi Ovadia Hedaya |
Eliyahu Ben Chaim (born August 4, 1940) is a Sephardi rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and Orthodox halachist. He is the Av Beit Din (head of the rabbinical court) of Mekor Haim in Queens, New York, and a prominent leader of New York's Sephardi Jewish community.