Chaim Joseph David Azulai
Haim Yosef David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia (1724 – 1 March 1806) (Hebrew: חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי), commonly known as the Hida (by the acronym of his name, חיד"א), was a Jerusalem born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer in the publication of Jewish religious writings.
Read more about Chaim Joseph David Azulai: Biography, His Early Scholarship, His Works, His Role As Shadar, Shem HaGedolim, Bibliography
Famous quotes containing the words joseph and/or david:
“St Joseph thought the world would melt
But liked the way his finger smelt.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“I found that they knew but little of the history of their race, and could be entertained by stories about their ancestors as readily as any way.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)