Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia

Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia (born 1660 in Hebron, died 1744 in Tiberias, Ottoman Syria) was a rabbinical authority.

He was the grandfather of Hayyim ben David Abulafia and grandson of Isaac Nissim aben Gamil.

Abulafia was a rabbi in Smyrna, where he instituted many wholesome regulations.

In his old age (1740) he restored the Jewish community in Tiberias.

This biographical article about a rabbi from the Middle East is a stub.

Abulafia Synagogue, Tiberias
The tomb of Rabbi Abulafia in the old cemetery of Tiberias.