Jacob Manasseh

Ḥakham Jacob Manasseh
Personal life
Born	1762 (1762)
Died	21 April 1832(1832-04-21) (aged 69–70) Salonica, Ottoman Empire
Religious life
Religion	Judaism

Raphael Jacob Manasseh (Hebrew: רפאל יעקב מנשה, romanized: Refaʼel Yaʻaḳov Menasheh; 1762 – 21 April 1832) was an Ottoman rabbinical writer and chief rabbi of Salonica. Among his works are Ohel Ya'aḳob (Salonica, 1832), an alphabetical collection of the laws of religion; Be'er ha-Mayim (Salonica, 1836), responsa; and 'En ha-Mayim (printed in 1858), a commentary on the Shulchan Aruch and Yoreh De'ah.

Publications

• Ohel Ya'aḳob. Salonica. 1832.
• Be'er ha-Mayim'. Salonica. 1836.
• 'En ha-Mayim. Salonica. 1858.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Franco, M. (1904). "Manasseh, Jacob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 284.