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Raphael Berdugo (Hebrew: רפאל בירדוגו ; Meknes in 1747 – 1821), son of Rabbi Mordecai Berdugo, was a dayan, a scholar, and an influential Moroccan rabbi. Berdugo was respected by his contemporaries; his decisions continue to be a source of inspiration to Moroccan rabbis.
Oct 4, 2021 · A ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Raphael Berdugo, one of the eminent figures of Moroccan Judaism, was held in the old Jewish cemetery of Meknes.
Jul 16, 2019 · Raphael Berdugo was the Rabbi of Meknes during the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. A renowned Dayan (judge) and respected scholar, Rabbi Berdugo was born in the former imperial city in 1747 to a rabbinical family.
The text below* is a legal question sent to Rabbi Raphael Berdugo (1747–1821) of Meknes (Morocco), a prominent rabbinic authority, and his response. The question deals with a particularly delicate case concerning the marriage of an outwardly Muslim crypto-Jew.
Rabbi Raphael Berdugo (“the Angel Berdugo”) passed away 200 years ago today, the eve of the Jewish holiday of Hoshana Rabbah. He was one of the greatest rabbis of Moroccan Jewry and left a...
Raphael Berdugo (Hebrew: רפאל בירדוגו ) a son of Rabbi Mordecai Berdugo, was a dayan, a scholar, and one of the greatest rabbis of Morocco. His family - The Birdugo family is known in Morocco and especially in Meknes, as a dynasty of rabbis and dayan Poski Halakha, who began in the seventeenth century, served in the city.
The twenty-one essays by rabbis and scholars in the book explore the relationship between the world of faith and the world of critical biblical scholarship and ways in which this relationship can be mutually enriching.
