Life & contribution
Baghdad-born rabbi and kabbalist known for religious scholarship that emerged from the rich rabbinic culture of late Ottoman and early modern Baghdad.
Detailed biography & historical context
Baghdad-born rabbi and kabbalist known for religious scholarship that emerged from the rich rabbinic culture of late Ottoman and early modern Baghdad.
The documented record currently assembled for Yehuda Fatiyah includes the following: Born in Baghdad in 1859, he became a rabbi, preacher and kabbalist within the circle of major Baghdadi sages of his generation. His writings include Yayin ha-Reqah, Bet Lehem Yehuda and Minhat Yehuda, works that continued to circulate after his move to Jerusalem.
This biography belongs to the long Baghdadi rabbinic tradition centered on study houses, courts and communal institutions. The figure is significant not only for personal scholarship but also for the transmission of Iraqi Jewish religious learning across generations and, later, across diaspora communities.
Archive classification: Rabbinic & Kabbalistic Scholarship. Recorded life dates/status: 1859–1942.
This profile synthesizes the documentary sources listed below; where the record is limited or contested, the dossier avoids unsupported detail.
Additional documented context
- Born in Baghdad in 1859, he became a rabbi, preacher and kabbalist within the circle of major Baghdadi sages of his generation.
- His writings include Yayin ha-Reqah, Bet Lehem Yehuda and Minhat Yehuda, works that continued to circulate after his move to Jerusalem.
Documentary references
Additional biographical details are tied to the source records below.
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0028
This biographical figure record is integrated into Discover Jewish Iraq from the Virtual Embassy’s Iraqi Jewish heritage collection.