Moses Pardo
Rabbi and rabbinical emissary
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Moses ben Raphael Pardo (died 1888) was a rabbi and rabbinical emissary. He was born in Jerusalem. After serving as rabbi in Jerusalem for many years, he left the city in 1870 and traveled to North Africa on a mission on behalf of Jerusalem. On his return trip in 1871 he stopped in Alexandria and accepted an offer to serve as the rabbi of the Jewish community there, a position he held until his death. Pardo was the author of Hora'ah de-Veit Din, about the laws of divorce;[1] Shemo Moshe, responsa;[2] and Zedek u-Mishpat, novellae to Hoshen Mishpat.[3][4]
BornUnknown
Jerusalem
Died1888
Alexandria, Egypt
Nationality
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman EmpireNotable work(s)Hora'ah de-Veit Din, Shemo Moshe, Zedek u-Mishpat
Rabbi Moses ben Raphael Pardo | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | Unknown Jerusalem |
| Died | 1888 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Nationality | Ottoman Empire |
| Notable work(s) | Hora'ah de-Veit Din, Shemo Moshe, Zedek u-Mishpat |
| Known for | Author of Hora'ah de-Veit Din, Shemo Moshe, Zedek u-Mishpat |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Rabbinical Emissary |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Senior posting | |
| Post | Rabbi of Alexandria |
He was a descendant of Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai.[5]
