Yosef Hayyim
Author
Yosef Hayim was a leading Baghdadi hakham, authority on halakha, and Master Kabbalist. He is best known as author of the work on halakha Ben Ish Ḥai, a collection of the laws of everyday life interspersed with mystical insights and customs,... Wikipedia
Born: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: August 30, 1909, Kafil, Iran
Spouse: Rachel Hayyim (m. 1851–1909)
Parents: Eliyahu Chaim