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Shimon Agassi

Shimon Agassi

Iraqi rabbi (1852–1914)

Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi (also spelled Simon Aghassi) was a Hakham[1] and Kabbalist[2] in Baghdad. He was known as HARASHBA,[3] an acronym for Harav Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon.

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Personal life

Hakham Agassi was born in 1852.[3] He was married to Rachel Abdallah Eliya Bahar (1866–1954). Together they had ten children:

  1. Aharon Agassi (1882–1898)
  2. Menashe Agassi (1884–1889)
  3. Farha Agassi Somek (1888–1992)
  4. Meir Sassoon Hai Agassi (1891–1896)
  5. Esther Agassi Somekh (1892–1988)
  6. Ezra Zion Agassi (1897–1992)
  7. Dina Agassi Shaashua (1898–1980)
  8. Khatoun Agassi Judah (1903–1988)
  9. Mazal Tov Agassi (1905–1990)
  10. Eliyahu Haim Agassi (1909–1991)[4]

Hakham Agassi died on the eve of Tisha B'Av,[5] 1914.[3]

Hakham Yehuda Fatiyah was one of his disciples.[1]

Works

Hakham Agassi authored: Imrey Shimon;[6] B'ney Aharon (a commentary on Sha'ar HaGilgulim[7] by Rabbi Hayyim Vital); D'rasha;[2] Fundamentals of Torah[8] (on the Thirteen Principles of Faith); Z'hav Sh'va;[9] and Shem MiShim'on.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Gottlieb, Sch. N. (1912). Ohole-Schem אהלי שם. Pinsk. p. 480. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. [2]
    The book "Drasha", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi דרשה. Jerusalem. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "The Agassi Family Trees". www.shimon-agassi.com. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Descendants of Shimon Agassi". www.shimon-agassi.com. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
  5. [5]
    The book "Shem miShimon", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi שם משמעון. Jerusalem. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
  6. [6]
    The book "Imrey Shimon" by Rabbi Shimon Agassi אמרי שמעון. Jerusalem. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
  7. [7]
    The book "Shaar Hagilgulim with perush Bney Aharon", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi שער הגלגולים עם פירוש בני אהרן. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
  8. [8]
    The book "Fundamentals of Torah", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi יסודי התורה. Jerusalem: Yeshivat Ahavat Shalom Publications. 1998. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
  9. [9]
    The book "Zahav Shva", by Rabbi Shimon Agassi זהב-שבא. Jerusalem. Retrieved Aug 3, 2016.
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