Yom-Tov Danon

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Yom-Tov Danon (Hebrew: יום־טוב דאנון; 1741–1823) rabbi and author. Born in Smyrna, He went to Jerusalem in 1821, where he succeeded Joseph Ḥazan as chief rabbi.[1] He wrote Kevod Yom-Tov, a commentary on Maimonides' Yad ha-Ḥazaḳah (Salonica, 1846).

Yom-Tov Danon
Personal
Born1741 (1741)
Died1823 (aged 81–82)
ReligionJudaism
Signature
Jewish leader
PredecessorJoseph Ḥazan
SuccessorShlomo Suzin [he]
PositionRishon LeZion
Began1821
Ended1823

References

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  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGinzberg, Louis; Franco, M. (1903). "Danon, Yom-Ṭob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 435.

  1. ^ Tidhar, D. (1947). Entsiklopedyah le-halutse ha-yishuv u-vonav (in Hebrew). Vol. 2. pp. 865–866.