Daily Yortzite הזכרה/יארצייט יומי 10th of Tammuz – י׳ תמוז Rabbi Israel Jacob Algazi was born in Izmir (Smyrna) around 1680. He served as an 18th-century Sephardic rabbi, Kabbalist, and Halakhic authority. His key works include Ar'a DeRabbanan, Shalmei Tzibur, Ne'ot Yaakov, Hug HaAretz, Kehillot Yaakov, Emet L'Yaakov, and Shemen HaMaor. He held the position of Rishon LeZion (Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem) from approximately 1754 to 1756 and passed away in 1756 in Jerusalem. Rabbi