Community Magazine September 2011

toward extricating the holy site from the hands of the Muslims. The book relates the ensuing negotiations and results of the hacham’s efforts. The Ben Ish Hai earned the affection and reverence of his peers, and the greatest luminaries of his time accorded him special honor and respect. Azoulay writes: “Rabbi Yehuda Sadka z.s.l., the famous Rosh Yeshivah ofYeshivat Porat Yosef, described Rabbenu [the Ben Ish Hai ] as the consummate well-rounded scholar. He had thorough knowledge of the Talmud and halachah , arrived at incisive and brilliant hiddushim [novel Torah insights], and was unmatched in his knowledge of Kabbalah, but he was nevertheless able to teach and inspire ordinary laymen on a level that was suitable for them. His writing style, too, was clear, concise and accessible. As a leader, he was wealthy, nice-looking and charismatic. He was not only an expert in Torah, but also a remarkably creative poet and storyteller. Rarely have the Jewish people been granted a leader with such an expansive set of skills, who excelled in every area of learning and leadership.” Lecturer Par Excellence While Hacham Yosef Haim excelled in every area of the rabbinate, he was especially renowned for his mastery as a darshan (lecturer). We can only wish we had lived in his time so we could have heard his inspirational lectures. The hacham had a keen sensitivity to his audience, and knew precisely how to tailor the content and tenor of his derashot to the people he addressed. He describes his philosophy on delivering derashot in his work Ben Ish Hayil , a compilation of his derashot : It was not my custom to deliver complex Talmudic discourses… since the enormous crowd that gathered there had no way of grasping this kind of argumentation... Rather, the agadah (Talmudic stories) needs to be accessible and understandable to everyone. All the darshanim (speakers) who used to address the people did this, leaving aside complex analysis…and instead giving simple and direct interpretations of the agadah . This approach was embraced by many of our illustrious rabbis, and has proven resoundingly successful in inspiring audiences. Aside from his weekly derasha , which would sometimes last for three hours, the Ben Ish Hai would also speak on four special occasions throughout the year. Azoulay elaborates: Rabbenu (our rabbi) inherited from his father and grandfather the honor of delivering four major annual derashot in Zalat Lachbiri, the Great Synagogue of Baghdad. On these four Shabbatot, he was the only rabbi in Baghdad to give a public lecture. All the rabbis and scholars from throughout the city, as well as thousands of laymen – men and women – crowded into the synagogue to hear the Ben Ish Hai’s presentation. 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