ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Tuesday, 15 Tammuz, 5783 July 4, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Tuesday, 15 Tammuz, 5783 July 4, 2023 Jewish History Passing of R. Chayim ben Attar (1743) Passing of the famed Torah scholar and mystic Rabbi Chayim ben Attar (1696-1743), author of the Ohr HaChayim commentary on the Torah. Born in Morocco, he also lived and taught in Algiers, Italy, Acco and Jerusalem, where he settled a year before his passing. Many stories are told of his holiness and greatness, and of the repeated unsuccessful attempts by Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov to reach the Holy Land and meet with him in the belief that together they could bring the Moshiach and the final redemption. Passing of R. Aryeh Leib, Author of Shaagas Aryeh (1785) R. Aryeh Leib was an outstanding scholar known for his diligence in study and penetrating analysis. He served as rabbi of Metz and authored Shaagas Aryeh , a collection of analytical discourses on the laws of Orach Chaim (daily life and the festivals). This classic work enjoys much fame and is indispensable f