Yosef Hayyim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yosef Hayyim

Iraqi rabbi

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1835

Place of Birth: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1909

Profession: rabbi

Nationality: Iraq

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yosef Hayim (1 September 1835 – 30 August 1909) (Iraqi Hebrew: Yoseph ?ayyim; Hebrew: ???? ???? ??????) was a leading Baghdadi hakham (Sephardi rabbi), authority on halakha (Jewish law), and Master Kabbalist.
He is best known as author of the work on halakha Ben Ish ?ai (?? ??? ??) ("Son of Man (who) Lives"), a collection of the laws of everyday life interspersed with mystical insights and customs, addressed to the masses and arranged by the weekly Torah portion.