Ben Zion Abba Shaul, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sephardic rabbi, Torah scholar and halakhic arbiter
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Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel
About Ben Zion Abba Shaul
- Ben Zion Abba Shaul (Hebrew: ??-???? ???-?????) (31 July 1924 – 13 July 1998; on the Hebrew calendar: 29 Tammuz 5684 – 19 Tammuz 5758) (first name also spelled Ben Sion) was one of the leading Sephardic rabbis, Torah scholars and halakhic arbiters of his day, and the rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem for the last 15 years of his life.
- He was responsible for a religious revival among Sephardic Jews with his founding of Ma'ayan HaChinuch HaTorani, a network of Torah schools for Sephardic children in Israel, and was widely known for his ability to give blessings that were fulfilled.
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