Chaim Abraham Gagin

Chaim Abraham Gagin
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Personal life
Born1787
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died23 May 1848(1848-05-23) (aged 60–61)
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorYehuda Navon
SuccessorYitzhak Kovo
PositionChief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine
Began1842
Ended1848

Chaim Abraham Gagin (1787–1848) was Chief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine from 1842 to 1848. He was a foremost posek, mekubal, author, and the head of the Tiferet Yerushalaim Yeshiva. One of his notable actions was saving the Samaritans from extermination.

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