Rav Daniel HaKohen zt"l
הרב דניאל בן פרחיה זצ"ל
Tammuz 8 , 5335
Known As: Dayan & Rosh Yeshiva in Saloniki, She'eris Yosef
Father's Name: Perachia
Rav Daniel HaKohen zt"l
Son of Rav Perachia HaKohen
A scion of a famed family from Rome whose yichus and lineage traced back to the descendants of Yosef Ben Gurion HaKohen.
His father Rav Perachia was a physician in Italy and served as Rosh Yeshiva for the Italian kehilla in Saloniki. When his father passed away in ש''ח, Rav Daniel succeeded him as Rosh Yeshiva and served as Dayan as well. He was an expert in the sciences and especially astronomy as well as his greatness in Torah.
He authored the sefer Sheeris Yosef on the laws of the leap year and the calendar.
He passed away on 8 Tammuz 1575 של''ה
