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Chaim Shaul Abud | |
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| חיים שאול עבוד | |
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| Born | 1890 (1890) |
| Died | 7 June 1977(1977-06-07) (aged 86–87) |
| Occupation(s) | Rabbi, poet, religious scholar |
Chaim Shaul Abud (Hebrew: חיים שאול עבוד; 1890–1977) was an Israeli poet,rabbi, educator, and philanthropist. Abud was the author of the book "Shirayi Zimra Ha-Shalem", which combines the poetry ofBaqashot form theJewish community ofAleppo (halab or aram tzoba) and songs that he wrote himself.[1] He also served as founder and director of several Torah schools inJerusalem.
Abud was born in Aleppo,Syria, to a family ofrabbis, his father Rabbi Avraham Abud, and his grandfather Rabbi Eliyahu Abud. In his youth, he studied theTorah,Halakhha, and poetry ofBaqashot, among the rabbis of Aleppo.
In 1907, he relocated toBuenos Aires to serve as acantor(Hazzan) and aschool teacher in theJewish community of the city. In 1929 he came and settled inJerusalem and founded the Talmud Torah "Nezer Aharon" in the city. He also established and managed a fund loan for the residents ofJerusalem and supported financially atYeshivat Porat Yosef in the city.
He was greatly influenced byArab maqam music and he wrote lyrics Arabic melodies. These melodies were assimilated in the melodies of prayer among theSephardi Jews. Wrote piyyut and gathered the poetry ofBaqashot to a book "Shirayi Zimra Ha-Shalem" and was one of the founders of theshirat h-Baqashot custom onshabbat inJerusalem.
Rabbi abud taughtmaqam andpiyyut on a volunteer basis until old age. The most famous of his students is RabbiOvadia Yosef among others the cantorsMoshe Habusha andYehiel Nahari.[1]
Abud and his wife, Leah, had 12 children. He died inJerusalem on 7 June 1977. After his death, the Jerusalem City Council decided to honor his memory and named the street where he lived in his name.
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