Ḥayyim Shabbethai
Ḥayyim Shabbethai | |
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| Title | The Maharhash (המהרח"ש) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Hayyim Shabbethai 1557 |
| Died | 1647 |
| Children | Moses Shabbethai |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Main work | Sefer Torah Hayyim |
Ḥayyim ben Shabbethai (Hebrew: רבי חיים בן שבתי), commonly known by the acronym Maharhash (Hebrew: מהרח"ש, MArenu HA-Rav ḤAyyim SHabbethai, literally translating to "Our teacher, the Rabbi Hayyim Shabbethai"; 1557 - 1647) was a Sephardic rabbi and Talmudist, who is considered to be one of the great sages of Greek Jewry, serving as the Chief Rabbi of Thessaloniki, Greece.