Bidspirit auction | Recommendation for Rabbi Mordechai Lopes.

Recommendation for Rabbi Mordechai Lopes. Tunis, 1752 - Letter of recommendation from 1752, signed by the Maharil - Rabbi Yitzchak Lumbroso (in the final year of his life), Rabbi Moshe Najar and Rabbi David Tzafaj - the leaders of the rabbis of Tunis. The Maharil - Rabbi Yitzchak Lumbroso (1680-1752): One of the leading rabbis of Tunisia, a disciple of Rabbi Avraham Tiaeb and the father of the Lumbroso family. Served as the Chief Rabbi of Tunisian Jewry. Was considered the teacher and Rav of most Tunisian rabbis. He signed this document during the last year of his life. Rabbi Moshe Najar (1700-1757): Dayan and Posek Halacha, Av Beit Din, Rosh Yeshiva and the Rav of Tunis in the 18th century. A disciple of Rabbi Tzemach Hatzarfati. Rabbi David Tzafaj: Dayan and Posek Halacha in Tunisia of the 18th century. For a short while served as the Chief Rabbi of Tunisia. A disciple of the Baba Sidi.