Sephardi rabbi and hacham bashi (1770–1854)
Yitzhak Ben-Hezekiah Yosef Kovo |
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Born | 1770
Salonica, Ottoman Empire |
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Died | 1854
Alexandria, Egypt |
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Nationality | Ottoman Empire Jew |
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Notable work(s) | Mishnah, Talmud, Shulchan Aruch, responsa |
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Known for | Succeeded Chaim Abraham Gagin as hacham bashi |
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Occupation | Rabbi, hacham bashi |
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Yitzhak Ben-Hezekiah Yosef Kovo (1770–1854) was born in the large Sephardi community of Ottoman Salonica and later settled in Jerusalem. In 1848, he succeeded Chaim Abraham Gagin as hacham bashi aged 78. Throughout his career he went on fundraising missions to Poland, London and Egypt. In 1854, he died while in Alexandria. He authored many works on the Mishnah, Talmud and Shulchan Aruch and wrote responsa.
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