Baruch Ben Haim
Hakham Baruch Ben Haim ברוך בן חיים | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Baruch Mizrahi November 18, 1921 |
| Died | June 2, 2005 (aged 83) |
| Buried | Har HaMenuchot |
| Spouse | Charlotte Kassin |
| Children | Eli Yaacov Yehuda David |
| Parent(s) | Haim Mizrahi Miriam Shalom |
| Alma mater | Porat Yosef Yeshiva |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Chief Rabbi |
| Organisation | Brooklyn Syrian Jewish community |
| Began | 1950 |
| Ended | 2005 |
| Other | Founder, Shaare Zion Torah Center |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Ezra Attiya Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel |
| Website | https://www.hachambaruch.com |
Baruch Ben Haim (Hebrew: ברוך בן חיים; November 18, 1921 – June 2, 2005) was a Sephardi Hakham who served as Chief Rabbi of the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York for 55 years. He taught at Magen David Yeshiva and established the Shaare Zion Torah Center at Congregation Shaare Zion. He was a protege of Rabbi Ezra Attiya, rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva, who trained and dispatched students to leadership positions in Sephardi communities around the world.