Yom-Tov Danon
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Yom-Tov Danon | |
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Born | 1741 |
Died | 1823 (aged 81–82) |
Religion | Judaism |
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Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Joseph Ḥazan |
Successor | Shlomo Suzin |
Position | Rishon LeZion |
Began | 1821 |
Ended | 1823 |
Yom-Tov Danon (Hebrew: יום־טוב דאנון; 1741–1823) rabbi and author. Born in Smyrna, He went to Jerusalem in 1821, where he succeeded Joseph Ḥazan as chief rabbi.[1] He wrote Kevod Yom-Tov, a commentary on Maimonides' Yad ha-Ḥazaḳah (Salonica, 1846).
References
[edit]This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ginzberg, Louis; Franco, M. (1903). "Danon, Yom-Ṭob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 435.
- ^ Tidhar, D. (1947). Entsiklopedyah le-halutse ha-yishuv u-vonav (in Hebrew). Vol. 2. pp. 865–866.