Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi (also spelled Simon Aghassi) was a Hakham[ and Kabbalist][ in Baghdad. He was known as HARASHBA,] an acronym for Harav Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon.
Personal life
Hakham Agassi was born in 1852.[ He was married to Rachel Abdallah Eliya Bahar (1866–1954). Together they had ten children:
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Aharon Agassi (1882–1898)
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Menashe Agassi (1884–1889)
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Farha Agassi Somek (1888–1992)
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Meir Sassoon Hai Agassi (1891–1896)
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Esther Agassi Somekh (1892–1988)
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Ezra Zion Agassi (1897–1992)
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Dina Agassi Shaashua (1898–1980)
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Khatoun Agassi Judah (1903–1988)
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Mazal Tov Agassi (1905–1990)
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Eliyahu Haim Agassi (1909–1991)
Hakham Agassi died on the eve of Tisha B'Av,[ 1914.][
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Hakham Yehuda Fatiyah was one of his disciples.
Works
Hakham Agassi authored: Imrey Shimon; B'ney Aharon (a commentary on Sha'ar HaGilgulim by Rabbi Hayyim Vital); D'rasha; Fundamentals of Torah (on the Thirteen Principles of Faith); Z'hav Sh'va; and Shem MiShim'on.
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