Moshe Shaul Deeb Laniado - חכם משה בן שאול דיב לניאדו

 

 

Biography

Born in Aleppo in ~1892. From his mother's side, he is the grandson of H Moshe Harari. When he was age 5, he had an eye sickness and he lost his vision. He continued to learn in the Talmud Torah of H Ezra Shayo with the remainder of his peers despite lack of eyesight.

He became an expert in many subjects, such as the Mishnah and Rabbinic Responsa. He took learning Torah very seriously. Many people approached him to ask advice.

He was in Aleppo in 1948 when there were pogroms and burnings of the Great Synagogue and other holy locations.

In addition to his Torah knowledge, he had a beautiful voice and became an expert in more than a thousand pizmonim that he knew all by heart.

In 1962, he moved to Tel Aviv. It was there where he went to the Beit Midrash "Hen Mordekhai" to listen to the words of Torah from the Great Hakham Moshe Tawil.

He recorded the pizmonim below during those years.

In 1967, he became very ill for more than a year and a half.

The name of his children are: Shaul, Shimon, Zehava, Yosef, Shelomo, Sara, Albert, Isaac, David, Rachel, Yaaqob.

He passed away in Tishri of 5729 (1968) and is buried in Holon.

May his memory be blessed forever.

 

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