Chaim Abraham Gagin

Chaim Abraham Gagin
Chaim Abraham Gagin
	image attributed to Chaim Abraham Gaguine
Personal
Born	1787; Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	23 May 1848 (aged 60–61); Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Religion	Judaism
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Yehuda Navon
Successor	Yitzhak Kovo
Position	Chief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine
Began	1842
Ended	1848

Chaim Abraham Gagin (1787–1848) was Chief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine from 1842 to 1848.

He was the grandson of the Jerusalem Kabbalist Shalom Sharabi.[1] He was author of Sepher Hatakanoth Vehaskamoth, a compendium of Jewish religious rites and customs as practiced in the City of Jerusalem.[1][2]

References

"Chaim Abraham Gagin. Sepher Hatakanoth Vehaskamoth". Kestenbaum & Co. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
Westreich, Elimelech (2012). "Jewish Judicial Autonomy in Nineteenth Century Jerusalem: Background, Jurisdiction, Structure". Jewish Law Association Studies. 22: 303. ISSN 0890-7552.

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[Chaim_Abraham_Gagin._SepherHatakanothVehaskamoth-1] "Chaim Abraham Gagin. Sepher Hatakanoth Vehaskamoth". Kestenbaum & Co. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[Westreich-2] Westreich, Elimelech (2012). "Jewish Judicial Autonomy in Nineteenth Century Jerusalem: Background, Jurisdiction, Structure". Jewish Law Association Studies. 22: 303. ISSN 0890-7552.