Yaakov Chaim Sofer

Rabbi
Yaakov Chaim Sofer
יעקב חיים סופר
Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer
Personal life
Born1870
Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
Died1939
Jerusalem,  Mandatory Palestine
NationalityIraqi
Notable work(s)Kaf Hakhaim, Kol Yaakov, Yagel Yaakov, Yismach Yisrael, Chayim Ad Haolam
Known forAuthor of Kaf Hakhaim
OccupationRabbi, kabbalist, talmudist, poseq

Yaakov Chaim Sofer (Hebrew: יעקב חיים סופר; 1870-1939) was a Sephardic rabbi, kabbalist, talmudist and poseq. He is the author of Kaf Hakhaim, a work of halakha.

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