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Rabbi Hayim David HaLevi | |
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הרב חיים דוד הלוי | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | (1924-01-24)24 January 1924 |
| Died | 10 March 1998(1998-03-10) (aged 74) |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Occupation | Chief Rabbi |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Sephardi Judaism |
| School | Porat Yosef Yeshiva |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1973–1998 |
| Predecessor | Ovadia Yosef |
Hayim David HaLevi (24 January 1924 – 10 March 1998) (הרב חיים דוד הלוי),wasSephardiChief Rabbi ofTel Aviv-Yafo.
Hayim David HaLevi was born inJerusalem. He studied under RabbiBen-Zion Meir Hai Uziel at thePorat Yosef Yeshiva. When R. Uziel was appointed Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, he hired HaLevi as his personal secretary. HaLevi served in theIsrael Defense Forces (IDF) during1948 Arab-Israeli War.
He was appointed chief rabbi ofRishon Le-Zion in 1951. In 1964, he became a member of Israel's Chief Rabbinate Council. He became chief rabbi of Tel Aviv-Yafo in 1973, taking over from R.Ovadia Yosef. HaLevi was known for his clear-headed approach tohalakha, particularly relating to the Jewish state. Though unquestionably tied to Sephardiminhag, liturgy andhalakha, HaLevi also includedAshkenazihalakhic positions and customs in his books and responsa.HaLevi is said to be the first rabbi to issue a Halachic prohibition on smoking.
In 1997, HaLevi was awarded theIsrael Prize, for Rabbinical studies.[1]
A street in thePisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in Jerusalem[2] is named after him
