Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim - Rishon LeZion

9 Av Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim - Rishon LeZion - Rav Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu (1896 - 1981)   Yahrzeit - 9 Av Burial place - Har HaZeitim   Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim served as the Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel - Rishon LeZion - from 1955 to 1972. Rav Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Israel in 1925. He studied under Rabbi Tzadka Chutzin. Chacham Yitzchak Nissim was born in Baghdad in 1896, on the first night of Chanukah. He immigrated to the Land of Israel with his family in 1908, at the age of twelve. Eight years later, Chacham Yitzchak Nissim returned to Baghdad, where he married and began his studies. He is considered one of the greatest sages of Iraq, but despite being called Chacham Nissim, he refused all official appointments. He immigrated to Israel in 1925 with his wife Victoria, and his home became a gathering place for Torah scholars. He was known for his broad outlook and vast general knowledge, and people came to him from far and wide for guidance on halachic matters and community leadership. His library of religious books was truly unique. In 1955, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Israel as Rishon LeZion. From the moment he took office, his unique and independent approach to most matters in his field became evident. He sought dialogue and friendly relations with all segments of society. His visits to kibbutzim and Israeli cities, his trips abroad to Jewish communities, his approach, his talks, and his remarkable ability to explain the Jewish worldview drew in those who were far removed from the Jewish community. After the Six-Day War, as head of the Great Rabbinical Court, he moved the court to the Chamber of Hewn Stone, the historic seat of the Sanhedrin during the Second Temple period. Chacham Yitzchak Nissim remained in his position for eighteen years, until 1973. His main work is the responsa "Yein HaTov." Limud Several quotes from the rabbi on the "Redemption of Israel," in which he says that peace is the only consolation in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The entire nation must free itself and devote its strength to actualizing the historical meaning of the redemption of the Land since the time of the Six-Day War. Jerusalem and much of the land liberated a year ago, where there are more ruins than buildings, and where Jews do not yet make up the majority, still remains to be built. Jerusalem is the Eternal City, the city of peace. Our sages, in their holy inspiration, said that when the exiles gather in Jerusalem, peace will come to the nation and to the entire world. These are their words: The Holy One, Blessed be He, will not comfort Jerusalem and the people of Israel except through peace, as it is said: "And My people shall dwell in a peaceful habitation, only in peace." The time will come when all the nations of the world will also recognize the importance of building Jerusalem and gathering all her children within her for eternal peace.   The Operation to Rebury Rabbeinu Chida https://silatehilim.com/%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B1%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D1%8D%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%B3%D1%83-%D0%B8-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%83-%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BF/     At midday on Tisha B'Av, the date of the destruction of the Temple, in 5741 (1981), Rav Yitzchak Nissim ascended to the Heavenly Yeshiva. May the merit of the tzadik protect Am Yisrael! (https://www.hyomi.org.il/eng/mobile/page.asp?id=46&saying_id=105)