Ben Ish Chai (R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)

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The Ben Ish Chai Chacham Yosef Chaim of Baghdad

By Chana Lewis

Chacham Yosef Chaim understood that cut-and-dry Torah law would not appeal to many, so the bulk of his discourses were coupled with Kabbalah and Aggadah. He helped his followers make associations between Biblical lore and the law, so their hearts would ...

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Passing of Ben Ish Chai 1909 Event

Elul 13 is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1835-1909), the renowned Sephardic Halachic authority and Kabbalist, known as "Ben Ish Chai" after his work by that name. Links: The Ben Ish Chai, A Biography The Ultimate Employee (from the ...

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The Ultimate Employee

By Naftali Silberberg

Applicant A was a manager of a successful retail establishment. Applicant B was an entrepreneur who failed to show a profit. Whom do you hire?

Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Naftali Silberberg

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