Hayyim ben Jacob Alfandari (1588 – 1640) was a talmudic educator and writer, teaching at Constantinople

Constantinople

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 in 1618. He was the pupil of Aaron ben Joseph Sason. Some of his responsa were published in the Maggid me-Reshit (He Tells from the Beginning), Constantinople, 1710, which contains also the responsa

Responsa

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 of his son Isaac Raphael

Isaac Raphael Alfandari

Isaac Raphael Alfandari , son of Ḥayyim, and father of Ḥayyim the Younger, lived in Constantinople in the 17th century. Some of his responsa are published in his father's collection, Maggid me-Reshit, Constantinople, 1710....

, and which was edited by his grandson Hayyim ben Isaac Raphael. His novellæ on several Talmudic treatises are still extant in manuscript.

Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography

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  Chaim Joseph David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia , commonly known as the Chida , was a Jerusalem born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer in the publication of Jewish religious writings.- Biography :Azulai was born in Jerusalem, where he received his education...
  
  , Shem ha-Gedolim, s.v.;
• Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, No. 853;
• Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. No. 4668.