Isaac Juda Palache

Isaac Juda Palache (Dutch: Izak van Juda Palache) (January 30, 1858 – December 2, 1926) (Hebrew calendar: 15 Siebat 5618–26 Kiesliw 5687) was grand rabbi of the Portuguese Sephardic community of Amsterdam from 1900 to 1926 and a member of the Pallache family.

He showed early interest in attending the Portuguese Sephardic Jewish seminary.

There he studied under rabbis A. v. J. Vaz Dias, D. Lopes Cardozo, E. Beneditty, A.D. Delaville.

In 1888, when his teacher Van Loen was appointed Chief Rabbi in Groningen, he followed him as rector of its Portuguese Jewish seminary "Ets Haïm."

In 1990, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Portuguese Sephardic Jewish congregation of Amsterdam.