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Rabbi Masa'ud Raphael Alfasi | |
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מסעוד רפאל אלפאסי | |
 Title page of "Mishḥa deRabuta" | |
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| Died | 1776 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Children | Solomon Ḥayyim |
| Occupation | rabbi |
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| Main work | Mishḥa deRabuta |
| Residence | Tunisia |
Masa'ud Raphael Alfasi (died 1776) was a Tunisian rabbi.
He is the author of "Mishḥa deRabuta" (Oil of Anointing), a work containing notes on all four sections of Rabbi Joseph Karo's " Shulchan Aruch " [1] (Leghorn, 1805). He was assisted by his two learned sons, Solomon (died 1801) and Ḥayyim (died 1783), the former being the author of a similar work, "Kerub Mimshaḥ" (The Anointed Cherub), Leghorn, 1859. [2]
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