1 Elul · Yahrzeit
Yahrzeit/Hillula of Rabbi David HaNagid - grandson of the Rambam
Rabbi David HaGaon ben Avraham HaNagid Maimon (1212 - 1300)
Yahrzeit - 1 Elul
Burial place - Tiberias
Rabbi David HaNagid was the grandson of the Rambam - the son of Rabbi Avraham.
After his father's passing in 1237, he succeeded him as leader of Egyptian Jewry until his own passing, except for 5 years during which he was removed from his position.
There are three books attributed to Rabbi David HaNagid: "Drash Rabbi David," a commentary on Pirkei Avot, and a commentary on the prophetic book of the child Nachman Chatuf of Barama.
In the pamphlet "Eileh HaMasa'ot," written by one of the students of Rabbi Yechiel of Paris, whom he sent to the Holy Land, it says: “On Mount Meron there is the cave of Hillel, Shammai and their students – 32 graves in all. Jews gather there on Pesach Sheni and pray there and read Tehillim. And when water appears inside the cave, everyone rejoices, since it is a good sign that the year will be blessed. And many times, when there was no water, it suddenly appeared during the prayer”.
Another pamphlet, "Masa'ot BeEretz Yisrael," relates how the Rambam's grandson – Rabbi David HaNagid – fled to the Holy Land from Egypt due to persecution by opponents of his grandfather's teachings. “Once he was praying in the cave of Hillel and cold water flowed from the wall. Then Rabbi David rose and placed a ban upon the persecutors. That day 500 persecutors died in Egypt, and two months later their families too vanished from the face of the earth.” (https://ru.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4014178/jewish/-.htm)
Rabbi David HaNagid is buried in Tiberias next to his grandfather - the Rambam.
May the merit of this tzadik protect our people!