Yonah Moshe Navon
Yonah Moshe Navon | |
|---|---|
יונה משה נבון | |
 Navon's gravestone | |
| Personal life | |
| Died | January 16, 1841 |
| Resting place | Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Sect | Sephardic Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Shlomo Moshe Suzin |
| Successor | Yehuda Navon |
Rabbi Yonah Moshe Navon (nicknamed "Moreno"; Hebrew: יונה משה נבון; died January 16, 1841) was one of the Chief Sephardi Rabbis of the Land of Israel.
Early life
Navon was born "at the end of the 18th century"[1] in Jerusalem to Rabbi Binyamin Navon, author of the book "Twice as much" (Hebrew: פי שניים), who himself was the son of Rabbi Yonah Navon. The family was famous within the Jewish community of the city.[2] He studied at the Yeshivat Beit Yaakov, where many sages in Jerusalem had studied prior.[3] In 1799, following Napoleon's campaign in the region, poverty became widespread in the community. Navon was sent to cities in North Africa along with his cousin Rabbi Yonah Saadia Navon.[4] One such city was Algiers, in which the Navons complained to Rabbi Yehouda Ayache about the mishandling of funds meant for families in Eretz Yisroel from Alexandria.[5]
Career and death
He became a member of the court of Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Suzin. In 1836, with Suzin's death, he was appointed in his place to be Rishon LeZion.[6] Some sources say that this was, in fact, on 8 Tevet 5596, which would be December 29, 1835.[7] During this time, he helped to refurbish the Hurva Synagogue and establish the Menachem Zion Synagogue.[8] He held the position from 1836 until his own death.[9] He died on January 16, 1841 in Jerusalem[10] and was buried in the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery.
References
- ↑ Chones, Sz M. (1910). תולדות הפוסקים (in Hebrew). h. mo. l. p. 157.
- ↑ Neher-Bernheim, Renée (2013-12-18). Jérusalem, trois millénaires d'histoire: Du roi David à nos jours (in French). Albin Michel. ISBN 978-2-226-29202-5.
- ↑ "Rabbi Yonah Moshe Navon". dailyzohar.com. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ Gaon, Moshe David (1937). יהודי המזרח בארץ ישראל (in Hebrew). Vol. II. Azriel Press. p. 461. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ Le judaïsme algérien, réflexions (in French). Editions Eliner. 1997. p. 388.
- ↑ אלמאליח, אברהם (1970). הראשונים לציון: תולדותיהם ופעולתם (in Hebrew). ר. מס. p. 173.
- ↑ Elmaleh, Abraham; אלמליח, אברהם (1992). נשיאים בישראל: הראשונים לציון, תולדותיהם ופעולתם (in Hebrew). תנועת יד לראשונים, הספריה הספרדית, מכון בני יששכר־־ירושלם. p. 110.
- ↑ Gaon, Moshe David (1999). Yehude ha-Mizraḥ be-Erets-Yiśraʼel: Zikhronot, toldot, teʻudot, ʻuvdot, reshamim, tsiyunim, misparim u-tserufe maʻaśim (in Hebrew). p. 453.
- ↑ Maimon, Sam Bension (1993). The Beauty of Sephardic Life: Scholarly, Humorous, and Personal Reflections. Maimon Ideas Publications. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-9636764-0-5.
- ↑ פוזיילוב, גיורא (2000). והיו עיניך ראות את מוריך: חכמיהן של ארבע ערי הקודש (in Hebrew). משרד החינוך, מינהל החינוך הדתי. p. 474.