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'''Jacob ha-Cohen Sekili''' ({{lang-he|}}{{Hebrew|יעקב הכהן סקילי}}) (b. 1846, [[Tiberias]]) was a 19th-century [[Sephardi]] rabbi in [[Tiberias]], [[Palestine]].<ref name="Gottlieb"/> While being of [[Moroccan]] descent, his surname "Sekili" indicates that his family had originally originated in [[Sicily]].


'''Jacob ha-Cohen Sekili''' <small>({{lang-he|{{Hebrew|יעקב הכהן סקילי}}}})</small> (1846 in [[Tiberias]] &ndash; 1918) was a 19th-century [[Sephardi]] rabbi in [[Tiberias]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].<ref name="Gottlieb"/> While being of [[Morocco|Moroccan]] descent, his surname "Sekili" indicates that his family had originally originated in [[Sicily]].
Sekili served as a ''[[dayan]]'' (religious judge) in Tiberias and was greatly respected. He was a scholar of note and nurtured many disciples. He was also instrumental in the erection of a [[synagogue]] and lodgings for pilgrims at the tomb of the 2nd-century sage [[Rabbi Meir]] on the outskirts of Tiberias.<ref name="Gottlieb">Samuel Noah Gottlieb, ''[http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?sits=1&req=36602&st=palestine Ohalei Shem]'' ([[Pinsk]], 1912), pg. 490.</ref>

Sekili served as a ''[[dayan]]'' (religious judge) in Tiberias and was greatly respected. He was a scholar of note and nurtured many disciples.<ref name="Halperin1985">{{cite book|last=Halperin|first=Raphael |title=Atlas Eytz Chayim|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ioMRAQAAIAAJ|year=1985|publisher=Heḳdesh Ruaḥ Yaʻaḳov|location=Tel Aviv|page=178}}</ref> He was a prolific writer and authored several works including ''Yalkut Talmud Torah'', ''Torat ha-Mincha'', ''Gulat ha-Koteret'', ''Yayin ha-Meshumar'' and ''Sefer ha-Yichut''.<ref name="Gaon1928">{{cite book|last=Gaon|first=Moses David|title=Yehude ha-mizrah be-Erets Yiśraʼel|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EJdtAAAAMAAJ|year=1928|publisher=Ezriel|location=Jerusalem|page=210}}</ref> He was also instrumental in the erection of a [[synagogue]] and lodgings for pilgrims at the tomb of the 2nd-century sage [[Rabbi Meir]] on the outskirts of Tiberias.<ref name="Gottlieb">Gottlieb, Samuel Noah (1912). ''[http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?sits=1&req=36602&st=palestine Ohalei Shem]'' Pinsk: M. M. Gleiberman. p. 490.</ref>


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Jacob ha-Cohen Sekili (Hebrew: Template:Hebrew) (1846 in Tiberias – 1918) was a 19th-century Sephardi rabbi in Tiberias, Palestine.[1] While being of Moroccan descent, his surname "Sekili" indicates that his family had originally originated in Sicily.

Sekili served as a dayan (religious judge) in Tiberias and was greatly respected. He was a scholar of note and nurtured many disciples.[2] He was a prolific writer and authored several works including Yalkut Talmud Torah, Torat ha-Mincha, Gulat ha-Koteret, Yayin ha-Meshumar and Sefer ha-Yichut.[3] He was also instrumental in the erection of a synagogue and lodgings for pilgrims at the tomb of the 2nd-century sage Rabbi Meir on the outskirts of Tiberias.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gottlieb, Samuel Noah (1912). Ohalei Shem Pinsk: M. M. Gleiberman. p. 490.
  2. ^ Halperin, Raphael (1985). Atlas Eytz Chayim. Tel Aviv: Heḳdesh Ruaḥ Yaʻaḳov. p. 178.
  3. ^ Gaon, Moses David (1928). Yehude ha-mizrah be-Erets Yiśraʼel. Jerusalem: Ezriel. p. 210.

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