Bet Yehudah (The House of Judah)
Judah ‘Ayyash
1737
The Hakham Rabbi Abraham Monson, may God protect him, was a resident of Tétouan, where he was born and raised among his siblings and relatives. When he reached the appropriate age he married a woman who was fitting for him. But it was not long before he started having a rough time, and the place became difficult for him because he could not make a…
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