Yaakov Chaim Sofer

Not to be confused with Chaim Sofer, the Hungarian rabbi and author of Machne Chaim.
Rabbi
Yaakov Chaim Sofer
Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer
Personal
Born1870
Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
Died1939
Jerusalem,  Mandatory Palestine
NationalityIraqi
Notable work(s)Kaf Hakhaim, Kol Yaakov, Yagel Yaakov, Yismach Yisrael, Chayim Ad Haolam
Known forAuthor of Kaf Hakhaim
OccupationRabbi, kabbalist, talmudist, poseq

Yaakov Chaim Sofer (Hebrew: יעקב חיים סופר, 1870-1939)[1] was a Sephardic rabbi, kabbalist, talmudist and poseq. He is the author of Kaf Hakhaim, a work of halakha.

  1. ^ Goldstein, Jonathan (2015-11-13). Jewish Identities in East and Southeast Asia: Singapore, Manila, Taipei, Harbin, Shanghai, Rangoon, and Surabaya. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 9783110395464.