Chaim ibn Attar
Ḥayyim ibn Attar | |
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Grave of ibn Attar on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1696 |
| Died | 7 July 1743 (aged 46–47) |
| Nationality | Ottoman Empire |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Sephardi |
| Buried | Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery |
Chaim ibn Attar or Ḥayyim ben Moshe ibn Attar (Arabic: حاييم بن موشي بن عطار, Hebrew: חיים בן משה בן עטר; c. 1696 – 7 July 1743) also known as the Or ha-Ḥayyim after his popular commentary on the Torah, was a Talmudist and Kabbalist. He is arguably considered to be one of the most prominent Rabbis of Morocco, and is highly regarded in Hassidic Judaism.