Masʽud Hai Rakkaḥ

Masʽud Hai Rakkaḥ (Hebrew: מסעוד חי רקח‎, 1690 – July 24, 1768), also spelled Raccah, was a Sephardi Hakham and shadar (rabbinical emissary) who led the 18th-century Jewish community of Tripoli, Libya, for 20 years. He was considered one of Libya's leading rabbis and is credited with laying the foundation for that community's development into one of "sages, scribes, and kabbalists". He is the author of Maʽaseh Rokeaḥ (Hebrew: מעשה רקח‎), a four-volume commentary on Maimonides's Mishneh Torah.

Masʽud Hai Rakkaḥ

Masʽud Hai Rakkaḥ (Hebrew: מסעוד חי רקח‎, 1690 – July 24, 1768), also spelled Raccah, was a Sephardi Hakham and shadar (rabbinical emissary) who led the 18th-century Jewish community of Tripoli, Libya, for 20 years. He was considered one of Libya's leading rabbis and is credited with laying the foundation for that community's development into one of "sages, scribes, and kabbalists". He is the author of Maʽaseh Rokeaḥ (Hebrew: מעשה רקח‎), a four-volume commentary on Maimonides's Mishneh Torah.