Rabbi Moshe Israel

Image may not be hiis headstone since the death year reads 5640?

• Israel Family Tree 1500's - Scroll down page to view.

Mentioned on the family chart of the Israel Family of Rabbi-First Six Generations 1500s-1700s published by Leon Taranto, 22 March 2008 and available online in the Jewish Museum of Rhodes website.

• Chief Rabbi of Rhodes, 1713\14 - 1727\28;
• Rabbi in Jerusalem and Safed

"Emissary of the communities of Eretz Israel, traveling throughout North Africa, the middle East and Europe in search of funds. Because of his vast erudition and genuine piety, he made favorable impressions on the communities he visited. During the course of his travels he was frequently asked to deal with questions of Jewish Law" The Jews of Rhodes, Marc Angel.

Author of the Masat Moshe. "Responsa in four parts of the Shulhan Arukh by Rabbi Moses Israel (1680-1740) Chief Rabbi of Greece and Alexandria, Egypt. Rabbi Israel was born and raised and educated in Jerusalem. He was sent as an emissary by the Jerusalem rabbinate to collect funds. He passed Rhodes where the community appointed him Chief Rabbi in 1714. In 1725, proclaiming that the community no longer followed his advice he left Rhodes. Shortly thereafter he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Alexandria Egypt where he remained until his passing. Rabbi Israel was the scion of a family populated by noted Rabbis for many Generations. "

This is copied from an auction brochure online offering a copy of the Responsa for sale. January 2020.