Back Yosef Chaim ALS يوسف حاييم Arabic يوسف حاييم ARZ Yosef Chaim German Ben Ich Haï French יוסף חיים מבגדאד HE Yosef Hayyim Italian Ben Ish Hai NN Йосеф Хаим из Багдада Russian יוסף חיים פון באגדאד YI
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Yosef Hayyim | |
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| Native name | יוסף חיים מבגדאד |
| Born | 1 November 1834 |
| Died | 30 August 1909 (aged 73) |
Yosef Hayim (1 September 1835 – 30 August 1909) (Iraqi Hebrew: Yoseph Ḥayyim; Hebrew: יוסף חיים מבגדאד; or Yosef Chaim) 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 Ḥai (בן איש חי) ("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.