Chaim Shaul Abud

Chaim Shaul Abud (1890–1977) was a poet, rabbi, educator and a philanthropist, author of the book "Shirayi Zimra Ha-Shalem"[1], which combines the poetry of Baqashot form the jewish community of Aleppo (halab or aram tzoba) and songs that he wrote himself. Founder and Director of Talmud Torah (school) "Nezer Aharon" in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Abud was born in Aleppo, Syria to a family of rabbis, his father rabbi Avraham Abud, and his grandfather rabbi Eliyahu Abud. In his youth learn and studied in Torah, Halakhha and poetry of Baqashot, among the rabbis of Alepo.[2]

In 1907, he came to Buenos Aires to serve as a cantor (Hazzan) and a school teacher in the Jewish community of the City. In 1929 he came and settled in Jerusalem and founded the Talmud Torah "Nezer Aharon"in the city. He also established and managed a fund loan for the residents of Jerusalem and supported financially at Yeshivat Porat Yosef in the city.

was greatly influenced by Arab maqam music and he wrote lyrics to famous Arabic melodies. These melodies were assimilated in the melodies of prayer among the Sephardi Jews. Wrote Piyyut and gathered the poetry of Baqashot to a book "Shirayi Zimra Ha-Shalem". was one of the founders of the shirat h- Baqashot custom on shabbat in Jerusalem.

Rabbi abud taught maqam and Piyyut on a volunteer basis until old age.The most famous of his student is Rabbi Ovadia Yosef among others the cantors Moshe Habusha and Yehiel Nahari.[3]

He was married to Leah, the daughter of Nissim and Rina Franco, he had 12 children. Died in Jerusalem on 7 June 1977, after his death, the Jerusalem City Council decided to honor his memory and named the street where he lived in his name.

• Pizmonim
• BH Open Database
• A Song of Dawn: the Jerusalem Sephardi Baqqashot at the Har Tzyion Synagogue