Bidspirit auction | Bronze Medal ”Ben Ish Chai”

Bronze Medal ”Ben Ish Chai” Sages of Israel New in Box.... (Collector's Item) (LIMITED EDITION) - Year of issue: 2009 Country: Israel Metal: Bronze Purity: Tombak Diameter: 39 mm Weight: 25.5 grams Limited issue quantity: 1,000 units only. (LIMITED EDITION) Design: Aaron Shevo Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1814-1899) was one of the greats of Israel, a powerful and revered leader and preacher, a jurist and a Kabbalist. He is usually referred to by the name of his popular book on legal rulings and the sermons of the ”Ben Ish Chai”, as well as the ”Richa Tov”. Rabbi Yosef Chaim led the Baghdad community for 50 years. The Jews of Baghdad admired him and obeyed him in every area. Many knocked on his door with questions of halakhic and learning, seeking advice and blessings, despite the fact that he did not serve in any official rabbinical position and did not receive any remuneration for his rabbinical activities. The Jews who knew him revered him not only as a great Torah scholar and a righteous man, but they saw him as an ”angel” with superhuman qualities. The Land of Israel and its holiness occupied a very prominent place in both his thought, sermons, and actions. In 1869, after the Passover holiday, the Rabbi set out to visit the Land of Israel. On this journey that lasted several months, the Rabbi visited Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed, and Tiberias, prostrating himself along the way at the graves of the nation's fathers, prophets, righteous men, and sages. His material concern was also for the poor of the land and the students of its sages. His legacy is written in his books and sermons, and that which is passed down orally from generation to generation serves as a way of life for the masses of the House of Israel to this day. Medal details: Obverse of the medal: On the obverse of the medal is the portrait of Rabbi Yosef Chaim (Haban Ish Chai) Circumference: The circumference of the bronze medal is serrated. Reverse of the medal: The reverse of the medal, common to all medals in the series, expresses the wisdom and holiness inherent in the Jewish books, in which the sages of Israel contemplate throughout the generations. Design: Aharon Shevo Carving: Romania Mold: Romania The item has been inspected and approved by the auction house.