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חיים פינטו

Chaim Pinto

הרב חיים שמעון פינטו הוא רב הערים אשדוד וקריית מלאכי, ונשיא מוסדות "שובה ישראל" שהקים בנו, הרב יאשיהו יוסף פינטו.

Rabbi Ḥaim Pinto (1748–1845) was the leading rabbi in the seaport city of Essaouira, Morocco, known in his lifetime as Mogador, Morocco. Rabbi Pinto, himself born into a distinguished rabbinic family, had four sons, Rabbi Yehouda also known as Rabbi Haddan, Rabbi Yossef, Rabbi Yehoshiya and Rabbi Yaacov.