Yom Tov Algazi

Yom Tov Algazi (1727, Izmir - 1802, Jerusalem), the son of Israel Jacob Algazi, was an Ottoman rabbi who studied under Rabbi Shalom Sharabi and authored major halakhic works. He succeeded Sharabi as head of Beit El and served as Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the rest of the country from 1777 until his death. He often traveled to Europe to solicit funds for the Jerusalem community and was warmly welcomed by Hungarian Rabbis Moses Sofer and Akiva Eiger. In 1773 he visited Bordeaux, France.

Yom Tov Algazi

Yom Tov Algazi (1727, Izmir - 1802, Jerusalem), the son of Israel Jacob Algazi, was an Ottoman rabbi who studied under Rabbi Shalom Sharabi and authored major halakhic works. He succeeded Sharabi as head of Beit El and served as Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the rest of the country from 1777 until his death. He often traveled to Europe to solicit funds for the Jerusalem community and was warmly welcomed by Hungarian Rabbis Moses Sofer and Akiva Eiger. In 1773 he visited Bordeaux, France.