Ben Ish Chai
בֶּן אִישׁ חַיHebrew text: Ben Ish Chai (R’ Yosef Chaim of Baghdad), Public Domain.
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2 years · 98 parshiyot
The Ben Ish Chai is the halacha that Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1835–1909) taught the kehillah of Baghdad, where he was the darshan for some fifty years. It is arranged by the weekly parsha over two years. Each parsha opens with a derasha that joins the pasuk to drush and to the kabbalah of the Arizal, and then turns to the halachot of the season — tefillah, berachot, Shabbat and the moadim — stated clearly for the listener, with the customs of the Arizal beside them. For the Jews of Iraq and for many communities of the Edot HaMizrach it became the guide to practice, and it is learned in their homes and batei knesset.
TorahSages has the Ben Ish Chai in both years, parsha by parsha: 51 parshiyot in Year One and 47 in Year Two, each with its derasha and the halachot that follow it.