Shimon Agassi

Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi (also spelled Simon Aghassi) was a Hakham^[1] and Kabbalist^[2] in Baghdad. He was known as HARASHBA,^[3] an acronym for Harav Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon.

Hakham Shimon Agassi
with his son, Ezra Zion, approximately 1910
Personal life
Born	1852
Died	1914
Spouse	Rachel Abdallah Eliya Bahar
Children	Aharon Agassi, Menashe Agassi, Farha Agassi Somek, Meir Sassoon Hai Agassi, Esther Agassi Somekh, Ezra Zion Agassi, Dina Agassi Shaashua, Khatoun Agassi Judah, Mazal Tov Agassi, and Eliyahu Haim Agassi
Parent	Aharon (father)
Religious life
Religion	Judaism
Yahrtzeit	8 Av, 5674 A. M.
Residence	Baghdad

Personal life

Hakham Agassi was born in 1852.^[3] He was married to Rachel Abdallah Eliya Bahar (1866–1954). Together they had ten children:

1. Aharon Agassi (1882–1898)
2. Menashe Agassi (1884–1889)
3. Farha Agassi Somek (1888–1992)
4. Meir Sassoon Hai Agassi (1891–1896)
5. Esther Agassi Somekh (1892–1988)
6. Ezra Zion Agassi (1897–1992)
7. Dina Agassi Shaashua (1898–1980)
8. Khatoun Agassi Judah (1903–1988)
9. Mazal Tov Agassi (1905–1990)
10. Eliyahu Haim Agassi (1909–1991)^[4]

Hakham Agassi died on the eve of Tisha B'Av,^[5] 1914.^[3]

Hakham Yehuda Fatiyah was one of his disciples.^[1]

Works

Hakham Agassi authored: Imrey Shimon;^[6] B'ney Aharon (a commentary on Sha'ar HaGilgulim^[7] by Rabbi Hayyim Vital); D'rasha;^[2] Fundamentals of Torah^[8] (on the Thirteen Principles of Faith); Z'hav Sh'va;^[9] and Shem MiShim'on.^[5]

External links

• Family tree of Hakham Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi
• Selected essays written by Hakham Rabbi Shimon Agassi