Raphael Berdugo

Raphael Berdugo (Hebrew: רפאל בירדוגו‎; Meknes in 1747 – 1821), son of Rabbi Mordecai Berdugo, was a Dayan, a scholar, and an influential Moroccan rabbi.

[1][2] Berdugo was respected by his contemporaries; his decisions continue to be a source of inspiration to Moroccan rabbis.

[1] He was regarded by his peers as an excellent speaker with a great natural authority and did not shirk from conflict with the notables.

Rabbi Raphael married a daughter of the Mashbir and had four sons.

[5] List of publications by Raphael Berdugo, some unpublished, and some published by Rabbi Chalom Messas: