Chief Sephardic Rabbis of Erets Yisrael
The Rishon Le'sion
* Officially recognized as Haham Bashi (Grand Rabbi) of Erets Yisrael by the Ottoman government.
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Moshe
Ben Shelorno, Ben Habib
Z"L
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1689-1696
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Avraham
Ben David Yitzhaki Z"L
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1715-1722
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Nissim
Haim Moshe Mizrahi Z"L
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1748-1749
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Raphael
Shemuel Meyuchas Z"L
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1756-1771
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Haim
Raphael Avraharn Ben. Asher Z"L
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1771-1772
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Yom
Tov Algazi Z"L
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1772-1802
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Moshe
Yoseph Mordecbai Meyuhas Z"L
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1802-1806
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Yaakov
Moshe Ayash Z"L
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1806-1817
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Yaakov
Korah Z"L
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1817-1818
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Raphael
Yoseph Hazan Z"L
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1818-1821
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Yom
Tov Danon Z"L
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1822-1823
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Shelomo
Moshe Suzain Z"L
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1824-1836
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Yonah
Moshe Navon Z"L
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1836-1841
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Yehudah
Raphael Navon Z"L
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1841-1842
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Avraham
Haim Gagin Z"L*
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1842-1848
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Yitzhak
Ben Hizkiya Kovo Z"L*
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1848-1854
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Haim
Nissim Abulafta Z"L*
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1854-1861
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Haim
David Hazan Z"L*
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1861-1869
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Avrabam
Ashkenazi Z"L*
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1869-1880
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Raphael
Meir Panezel Z"L*
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1880-1892
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Yaakov
Shaul Elyashar Z"L*
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1893-1906
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| Yakob Meir Z"L* |
1906-1939
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| Ben Zion Hai Ouziel Z"L |
1939-1953
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| Yitzchak Nissim Z"L |
1955-1972
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| Ovadiah Yosef shlita |
1972-1982
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| Mordechai Eliahu shlita |
1982-1993
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| Eliyahu Bakshi Doron shlita |
1993-Present
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Sources:
Galante, Abraham. Histoire des Juifs d'Istanboul.
Maimon, Sam Bension. The Beauty of Sephardic Life, 1992.
Encyclopedia Judaica
