An anti-Zionist, in his later years Mutzafi served as the Av Beth Din of the Sephardi Edah HaHaredith, and rabbi of the Shemesh Sedaqah Synagogue in Jerusalem.
14 Facts About Yaakov Mutzafi
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Yaakov Mutzafi was born in Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq, the son of Ezra Musafi and Mazzal Tob.
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Yaakov Mutzafi received an early Torah education from his grandfather, Moshe Musafi, and his primary education at Midrash Talmud Torah alongside his life-long friend and colleague Silman Mutzafi.
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Yaakov Mutzafi was later in charge of his own yeshiva within Midrash Bet Zilkha, which catered to students who were materially self-supporting.
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Yaakov Mutzafi was affiliated with Yeshivath Dorshei Torah, where he studied alongside Silman Hugi Aboudi.
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Yaakov Mutzafi raced to open up the gates of Midrash Bet Zilkha to the surviving Jews who were evicted from their homes, and arranged for their upkeep via donations received from philanthropists in the community.
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Yaakov Mutzafi had previously spent one month visiting with his former teacher Sadqa Hussein in Jerusalem, and in 1950 he finally moved there.
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Yaakov Mutzafi immediately took up scholarly residence at Shemesh Sedaqah Synagogue, where he was to serve as hazzan and rosh yeshiva, at first under the wing of his master.
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Yaakov Mutzafi could be seen, adorned in jellabiya and fez, giving council and administering blessings to Jews of various persuasions in the Beit Yisrael neighborhood.
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Yaakov Mutzafi served as Av Beth Din of the Sephardi Edah HaHaredith, an organization more closely associated with the anti-Zionist rabbis of the Ashkenazi Old yishuv.
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Yaakov Mutzafi shared the same beliefs as his fellows in the Edah regarding their disassociation from the Israeli government, most notably regarding the ban on taking part in elections to the Knesset, even encouraging participation in Neturei Karta demonstrations.
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At the age of 17, Yaakov Mutzafi married the daughter of Sasson Dangour, founder of Yeshivath Dorshei Torah.
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Yaakov Mutzafi was buried at the Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery.
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The Jerusalem Municipality named a street in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood in East Jerusalem after Yaakov Mutzafi, as did the city of Beitar Illit.