Joseph Molcho (Hebrew: יוסף מולכו; 1692 – 1768[1] was a rabbi and judge from Thessaloniki, Greece.
He is considered one of the most important Greek-Jewish rabbis of his generation, having published several books, including the Shulḥan Gavoah (Hebrew: שולחן גבוה), a restatement of the Arba'ah Turim and the Shulḥan Arukh to reflect the dominant customs in Thessaloniki at the time.
[3] He became the student of the chief rabbi of Thessaloniki, Joseph David.
He was considered an expert in shechita and became the head shokhet of Thessaloniki.
In 1750 he left his children with his brother and moved to Jerusalem with his father.