Reciting the Hashkabah prayer for Hakham Yosef Hayyim Standing in front row from left to right: Jouri Lawi; Salim Abraham; Naim Levy; (great grandsons of Hakham Yosef Hayyim) and Hakham Ya'aqob Menashe

The Midrash Ben Ish Hai Men and Boys' Choir under the direction of Hakham Ya'aqob Menashe, performing Shbahoth and pismonim penned by Hakham Yosef Hayyim, the Ben Ish Hai

 

50 years ago - on his long honeymoon travels with his wife Renée, Naim Dangoor was careful to keep a detailed account book of their daily expenditure. It is noteworthy that the entries were written in Judaeo Arabic, as shown in the page above. This form of writing was used in all his communications with the family, and must now be regarded as completely obsolete.

 

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