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Yosef Qafiḥ (Hebrew: יוסף קאפח pronounced [josef qafiħ], Arabic: يوسف القافح), widely known as Rabbi Yosef Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law (halakha), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel, and one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel, where he was sought after by non-Yemenites as well. He is widely known for his editions and translations of the works of Maimonides, Saadia Gaon, and other early rabbinic authorities (Rishonim), particularly his restoration of the Mishneh Torah from old Yemenite manuscripts and his accompanying commentary culled from close to 300 additional commentators and with original insights. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ, a prominent Yemenite leader a

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  • يوسف قافيه (بالعبرية: יוסף קאפח‏) (27 نوفمبر 1917 - 21 يوليو 2000)، حاخام مزراحي إسرائيلي من أصول يمنية ولد في صنعاء 27 نوفمبر 1917 توفي والده وهو صغير وتكفل به جده الحاخام يحيى قافيه. في عام 1932 توفي جده وعمره 14 عاما. تزوج فيما بعد من ابنة عمه براخا قافيه وهاجر إلى إسرائيل عام 1943 وعاش فيها حتى توفي في إسرائيل في 21 يوليو 2000. (ar)
  • Yosef Qafiḥ (Hebrew: יוסף קאפח pronounced [josef qafiħ], Arabic: يوسف القافح), widely known as Rabbi Yosef Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law (halakha), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel, and one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel, where he was sought after by non-Yemenites as well. He is widely known for his editions and translations of the works of Maimonides, Saadia Gaon, and other early rabbinic authorities (Rishonim), particularly his restoration of the Mishneh Torah from old Yemenite manuscripts and his accompanying commentary culled from close to 300 additional commentators and with original insights. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ, a prominent Yemenite leader and founder of the Dor Deah movement in Yemen. Qafih was the recipient of many awards, as well as an Honorary Doctorate from Bar-Ilan University. (en)
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  • يوسف قافيه (بالعبرية: יוסף קאפח‏) (27 نوفمبر 1917 - 21 يوليو 2000)، حاخام مزراحي إسرائيلي من أصول يمنية ولد في صنعاء 27 نوفمبر 1917 توفي والده وهو صغير وتكفل به جده الحاخام يحيى قافيه. في عام 1932 توفي جده وعمره 14 عاما. تزوج فيما بعد من ابنة عمه براخا قافيه وهاجر إلى إسرائيل عام 1943 وعاش فيها حتى توفي في إسرائيل في 21 يوليو 2000. (ar)
  • Yosef Qafiḥ (Hebrew: יוסף קאפח pronounced [josef qafiħ], Arabic: يوسف القافح), widely known as Rabbi Yosef Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law (halakha), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel, and one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel, where he was sought after by non-Yemenites as well. He is widely known for his editions and translations of the works of Maimonides, Saadia Gaon, and other early rabbinic authorities (Rishonim), particularly his restoration of the Mishneh Torah from old Yemenite manuscripts and his accompanying commentary culled from close to 300 additional commentators and with original insights. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ, a prominent Yemenite leader a (en)
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