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chief rabbi there until his death in 1904. According to legend, he was greatly respected by both the Jewish and Arab communities in the city, so much so that after his passing, the Arab community attempted to steal his body and have it re-interred in a Muslim burial site instead. He lived in the Beit Romano building which today has a recreation of his study. The street has been named in his honor. In 2018 the
Hezekiah neighborhood was issued final zoning permits named after him. His burial site in the ancient
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in 1901, hoping to be allowed to study in peace. However, shortly after his arrival Hebron's two major Torah scholars, Hakham
Eliyahu Mani and Hakham Yosef Franco, died and a search for a new chief rabbi of Hebron had begun. At first, Medini rejected all offers but eventually relented and served as
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and raising the level of observance of the community that had been without a rabbi for many years. He had one son and three daughters. His only son died in 1868 (5628) and Haim
Hizkiyahu wrote a
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where he and his family were supported by wealthy cousins. He also tutored children for a number of hours a day. Although recognized as a scholar and offered a position on the city's
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Hezekiah Medini (later Haim
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can be viewed today. Sde Hemed, translated from Hebrew means "fields of grace", and is also the name of a moshav in central Israel near
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When traveling Jewish merchants from the Crimea offered him the rabbinate there, he accepted and moved to Kara-Su-Bazar (modern day
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In 1899, Medini returned to the holy land, staying at first in
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