Sadqa Hussein

Sadqa Hussein
Personal
BornFebruary 3, 1876
DiedFebruary 17, 1961
Jerusalem, Israel
ReligionJudaism
Alma materMidrash Bet Zilkha
OccupationMohel
Jewish leader
SuccessorYaakov Mutzafi
PositionRabbi
SynagogueShemesh Sedaqah Synagogue
PositionDayan
OrganisationSephardi Edah HaHaredith
Began1929
Ended1961
Yahrtzeit1 Adar 5721
BuriedSanhedria Cemetery

Sadqa Hussein (Hebrew: צדקה חוצין; in Ashkenazi Hebrew: Tzadka Chutzin; Arabic: صدقا حسين, February 3, 1876 – February 17, 1961)[1] was a Sephardi dayan, mohel, and spiritual leader to the Iraqi Jewish community in Iraq and Israel. He taught thousands of students in Baghdad, and led the Iraqi expatriate community in Jerusalem. He was the founder and rosh mesivta of the Shemesh Sedaqah Synagogue in the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem.

  1. ^ "Sadqa Hussein II" (in Hebrew). MyTzadik.com.[permanent dead link]