Rabbi Chaim ben Attar

Or HaChaim

Hilula date

15 Tammuz

Next hilula: July 20, 2027

documented

Rabbi Chaim ben Attar (1696–1743), born in Morocco, authored the renowned Torah commentary Or HaChaim, widely studied in both Sephardic and Hasidic circles. He settled in Jerusalem, where he is buried on the Mount of Olives.

Resting place

Jérusalem

Works

Or haHaïm (commentaire de la Torah)

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_ibn_Attar
https://www.sefaria.org/topics/chaim-ibn-attar

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