Ḥayyim ibn Attar | |
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Personal life | |
Born | 1696 |
Died | 7 July 1743 | (aged 46–47)
Nationality | Ottoman Empire |
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Religious life | |
Religion | Judaism |
Denomination | Sephardi |
Chaim ibn Attar or Ḥayyim ben Moshe ibn Attar (Arabic: حاييم بن موشي بن عطار, Hebrew: חיים בן משה בן עטר; c. 1696 – 7 July 1743) also known as the Or ha-Ḥayyim after his popular commentary on the Torah, was a Talmudist and Kabbalist. He is arguably considered to be one of the most prominent Rabbis of Morocco, and is highly regarded in Hassidic Judaism.