Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia

Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia (born 1660 in Hebron, died 1744 in Tiberias, Ottoman Syria) was a rabbinical authority. He was the grandfather of Chaim Nissim Abulafia and grandson of Isaac Nissim ben Gamil. Abulafia was a rabbi in Smyrna, where he instituted many wholesome regulations. In his old age (1740) he restored the Jewish community in Tiberias.

He is the author of several works, including:

1. "Mikrae Kodesh" (Holy Convocations), Smyrna, 1729, containing treatises on Biblical and Talmudical themes;
2. "Yosef Lekach" (Increase of Learning), Smyrna, 1730–32, a work in three volumes on the Pentateuch;
3. "Yashresh Ya'akob" (Jacob Will Take Root), Smyrna, 1729; and
4. "Shebut Ya'akob" (The Captivity of Jacob), Smyrna, 1733, an elaborate commentary on the haggadic compilation "'Ein Yaakov," by Jacob ibn Habib and others.

See also

• Daher al-Umar, sheikh of Tiberias who invited Abulafia to settle in the town

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Kayserling, Meyer (1901–1906). . In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Its bibliography:

• Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 820.