Sar Shalom Sharabi ( Hebrew : שר שלום מזרחי דידיע שרעבי ), also known as the Rashash , the Shemesh or Ribbi Shalom Mizraḥi deyedi`a Sharabi (1720–1777), was a Yemenite Rabbi , Halachist , Chazzan and Kabbalist . In later life, he became the Rosh Yeshiva of Bet El Yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem . His daughter married Rabbi Hayyim Abraham Gagin of Jerusalem, making him the great-great-grandfather of Shem Tob Gaguine , the "Keter Shem Tob." His son was Yitzhak Mizrahi Sharabi and his grandson was Chief Rabbi Chaim Abraham Gagin .
23-639: Sar Shalom Sharabi was born in Jewish Sharab , Yemen . He moved to the Land of Israel , then under Ottoman rule, in fulfilment of a vow. On his way he stayed in India, Baghdad and Damascus. In Damascus, he was involved in a dispute of Halacha over the minimum olive size kezayit of matzah that one should eat at the Pesach Seder . In Israel, he made a strong impression on the local rabbinic sages, and
46-610: A miracle that occurred after a rich Muslim woman tried to seduce him. In Bet El, he worked as a servant and hid his learning from others; when his knowledge of Kabbalah was accidentally discovered, he became a member of the kabbalistic circle. According to legend, the prophet Elijah appeared to him, and he is understood by the major Kabbalists as being himself the Gilgul of the Arizal . His grandson, Solomon Moses Hai Gagin Sharabi , wrote
69-606: A poem of praise on his mastery of the Etz Hayyim and Shemonah She'arim of Hayyim Vital . Members of Bet El continue to prostrate themselves on his grave on the Mount of Olives on the anniversary of his death. Sharabi is credited with the miracle that opened the Kotel to Jews. He was one of the earlier commentators on the works of the Ari , a major source of Kabbalah. His Siddur
92-475: A pro-government small division in Sharʿab called al-Mikhlaf ( Arabic : المخلاف ) that served as a barrier between Sharʿab and the city of Taiz . The government gave people al-Mikhlaf many jobs and weapons. The division of Sharʿab created political polarization between Sharʿab as-Salam (East Sharʿab) and Sharʿab Ar Rawnah (West Sharʿab). Sharʿab as-Salam became leftist communist while Sharʿab Ar Rawnah supported
115-487: A victory for the government, which took control of Sharʿab as-Salam. The war of Jabhah weakened the people of Sharʿab. In the 2011 crisis in Yemen, the people of al-Mikhlaf took over the city of Taiz after fighting that was more deadly than the fighting in the capital. The Sheikh of al-Mikhlaf, Hamoud Saeed al-Mikhlafi, become the leader of Taiz. Most people of the city of Taiz supported and loved al-Mikhlafi leadership. After
138-412: A woman') was his nickname. Remarkably both he and his father were blind. His father was a sculptor although it seems the disciplines he devoted his life to, philology and lexicography, had been in his family. Mohammed ibn Ahmed ibn Uthman Al-Dhahabi 's biographic encyclopedia Siyar A'lam al-Nubala ( سير أعلام النبلاء ) (Lives of The Noble Scholars) is the main biographic source. He lived in
161-414: Is Shar'ab ibn Qais ibn Jusham ibn Abd Shams ibn Wail ibn al-Ghwth ibn Katan ibn ʿUrib ibn Zuhir ibn Aiman ibn al-Hamaysaʿ ibn Ḥimyar. According to ibn Sidah the word sharoob (Arabic: شرعوب ) means "dates" in classical Arabic and Shar'ab means a tall person with a well shaped body. The Sharabi spears (Arabic: الرماح الشرعبية ) and al-Shar'abiah cloaks (Arabic: البردة الشرعبية ) are attributed to
184-709: Is a district of the Taiz Governorate , Yemen . In 2003, the district had a population of 146,650. Sharʿab as-Salam is part of the Sharʿab Mikhlaf that includes both Shar'ab As Salam and Sharʿab Ar Rawnah . The Mikhlaf was founded by the tribe of Banu Shar‘ab which is a tribe from Himyar . According to al-Hamdani and Nashwan al-Himyari , it is descended from Shar'ab ibn Sahl ibn Zaid ibn ʿAmr ibn Qais ibn Jusham ibn Abd Shams ibn Wail ibn al-Ghwth ibn Katan ibn ʿUrib ibn Zuhir ibn Aiman ibn al-Hamaysaʿ ibn Ḥimyar. According to ibn al-Kalbi and ibn Khaldun , it
207-540: Is frequently mentioned in their books. At Bet El Yeshiva, he belonged to a group of 12 mekubalim along with Hida , Torat Hakham , Rabbi Yom-Tov Algazi and other sages of Sephardic and Yemenite congregations. He remained at Bet El Yeshiva until his death, eventually becoming Rosh Yeshiva . He himself was a devotee of the teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria , and a principal innovator within Lurianic Kabbalah . Popular tradition links his departure from Yemen with
230-491: Is located in the north of Taiz government and to north west of Taiz city . It is bordered by Ibb to the north, At Ta'iziyah district and Shar'ab Ar Rawnah district to the south, Mudhaykhirah district and At Ta'iziyah district to the east, Shar'ab Ar Rawnah to the west. Rural districts in Yemen are divided into 'Uzaal (Sub-districts) while Uzaal are divided into villages . There are eighteen Uzaal in Shar'ab As Salam. In
253-403: The al-Islah party in Yemen which is a Yemeni Salafi party. A war later occurred called Harb al-Jabhah between Sharʿab as-Salam on one side and Sharʿab Ar Rawnah with the government on the other. The war was part of NDF Rebellion . Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi supported Sharʿab as-Salam and gave them landmines. The mines were planted in many places in Sharʿab. The war ended after 4 years in
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#1732779688493276-474: The Houthis bodies were daily transferred from Taiz to Dhamar and 'Amran. Taiz was the only city in north Yemen that the Houthis were not able to control. The people of Shurrab fought in the war and mostly fought with al-Mikhlafi against al-Houthi. Al-Mikhlafi's son and brother were killed in the battles with Al-Houthi Al-Mikhlafi then traveled to Turkey. According to al-Mikhlafi, he left after he realised that
299-608: The Saudi-led coalition was attacking his troops and not supporting him with weapons. He said that this is mainly because the U.A.E. accuses him of being part of the Muslim Brotherhood movement which he denies. After al-Mikhlafi left Taiz, a teenage warlord, Ghazwan al-Mikhlafi who is also from the al-Mikhlaf region took control of Taiz city and is also fighting against the al-Qaeda-linked militia in Taiz. However, Ghazwan
322-523: The crisis ended, Hamoud Saeed al-Mikhlafi gave the leadership of Taiz to the new government but he was still popular among the people of Taiz. After the Houthis attacked the city of Taiz in 2015, Hamoud Saeed al-Mikhlafi returned and fought in the frontlines against the Houthis. The death toll of Houthis who were killed by al-Mikhlafi forces was higher than those who were killed by the government and Saudi-led coalition airstrikes. According to some witnesses,
345-776: The leading Sephardic authorities in the 18th century. He also commented on the minhagim (customs) of the Yemenite Jews and compiled them in volumes known as "Minhagei Rashash", an exclusive edition of the Shulchan Aruch , where he gives his interpretations of the halachot , as well as noting the particular customs of the Shami Yemenite community. These volumes are still actively used by this community to reach Halachic decisions regarding holidays, marriage and Shabbat services. Jewish Sharab Sharʿab as-Salam District ( Arabic : مديرية شرعب السلام )
368-500: The post-Ottoman Empire administrative divisions, Sharʿab was mostly part of a province called Kaza al-ʿUdayn ( Arabic : قضاء العدين ) and was part of Ibb region. There was a large Jewish community in Sharʿab as-Salam. The community is believed to have existed in Yemen as early as circa 130 CE until its demise around 1940. Sharʿab as-Salam was considered one of the most illustrious places of Jewish settlement in Yemen. Many distinguished Jewish personalities were born there, including
391-738: The rabbis Shalom Sharabi , Mordechai Sharabi and Shalom Shabazi . It was an important place of Torah learning, and home to many Yeshivot and schools. It had a population of over 10,000 Jews and was a major industrial centre of Yemen, where goldsmiths ' work, weaving , commerce , silk trading and shoemaking were the main industries of the day. The Sharabi Jews have a slightly different pronunciation than most other Yemenite Jews. 13°46′59″N 43°53′09″E / 13.7831°N 43.8858°E / 13.7831; 43.8858 Ibn Sidah Abū’l-Ḥasan ʻAlī ibn Ismāʻīl ( أبو الحسن على بن اسماعيل ), known as Ibn Sīdah ( ابن سيده ), or Ibn Sīdah'l-Mursī ( ابن سيده المرسي ), (c.1007-1066),
414-514: The tribe of Sharʿab. Sharʿab was one of the most controversial regions in Yemen. The people of Sharʿab were known for being rebellious and troublemakers. Thus, the government treated them poorly and didn't provide them water facilities. It was reported that the Imam of Yemen, Ahmad Hamidaddin once said: "If Sharʿab was in the borders I would have sold it". The Himyarite prince of the Manakhis
437-472: Was a linguist, philologist and lexicographer of Classical Arabic from Andalusia . He compiled the encyclopedia al-Kitāb al-Mukhaṣṣaṣ ( المخصص ) (Book of Customs) and the Arabic language dictionary Al-Muḥkam wa-al-muḥīt al-aʻẓam ( المحكم والمحيط الأعظم ) (The Great and Comprehensive Arbiter". His contributions to the sciences of language , literature and logic were considerable. Ibn Sīdah
460-614: Was born in Murcia in eastern Andalusia. The historian Khalaf ibn ʻAbd al-Malik Ibn Bashkuwāl ( ابن بشكوال ) (1183-1101) in his book Kitāb aṣ-Ṣilah ( كتاب الصلة ) (Book of Relations) gives Ismāʻīl as the name of his father, in agreement with name given in the Mukhassas. However Al-Fath ibn Khaqan in mathmah al-anfus ( مطمح الأنفس ) has the name Aḥmad. Yaqut al-Hamawi in The Lexicon of Literature , says Ibn Sīdah ('son of
483-488: Was killed in Wadi Nakhlah in Sharʿab region. After the 26 September Revolution (1962-1970), the new rulers of Yemen decided to divide Sharʿab into two districts so it could be easily controlled . Sharʿab was divided into "East Sharʿab" with As-Salam region as its center, "West Sharʿab" with Ar-Ronah region as its center. The government didn't make any strategic or vital roads in Sharʿab. The government also created
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#1732779688493506-478: Was known as the "Siddur Ha-Kavvanot," and is the main siddur used today by Kabbalists for prayer, meditation and Yeshiva study. It is a siddur with extensive Kabbalistic meditations by way of commentary. His writings include "Emet va-Shalom", "Rehovot Hanahar", "Derech Shalom" and "Nahar Shalom" (edited by Yedidyah Raphael Chai Abulafiya ), in which he answers 70 questions of the Hahamim of Tunis, who were among
529-471: Was not beloved by the people of Taiz city. He is said to be controlling Taiz with fear and his militia are terrorising people. According to the Middle East Eye , Critics of Ghazwan are often frightened of openly confronting him. International and regional NEO refused to discuss his practices with the Middle East Eye . It is often from outside the city of Taiz that he is criticized. Shar'ab As Salam
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