חיים הכהן

Hayyim ben Abraham ha-Kohen was a Jewish rabbi and writer. He spent his early career in Aleppo, tracing his lineage to "Don Joseph ha-Kohen the Spaniard". He was a disciple of Hayyim ben Joseph Vital in Damascus, and a teacher of Nathan ben Moses Hannover in Livorno. His customs and teachings are cited in the Hemdat Yamim.