David Ben Hassin

David ben Aaron ben Ḥassin (Hebrew: דוד בן אהרן בן חסין, Arabic: دايفيد بن حسان, in French sources David Hassine)^[1] (1727–1792) is considered to have been one of the greatest Jewish Moroccan poets^[2] and one of the best-known figures of Jewish liturgic poetry. His piyyutim (poems) were spread through the Sephardic world.^[3] He travelled to various communities in Morocco and also to Gibraltar, where his poems were well received.^[4]

He is the author of Tehila le David (Song of David), a collection of liturgic poems and elegies which have inspired many Moroccan singers, and of Mekoman chel zebahim ("Place of Sacrifices"), a versification of the slaughter rituals practiced in the ancient Temple in Jerusalem.^[5] Some of his poems include his name in acrostic.^[6] Moses Edrehi (1855) records that he saw a manuscript of Song of David that was sent from Meknes to the leaders of the Moroccan Jewish community in London for publication.^[7]

He was also the author of several Bible commentaries.^{[citation needed]}