Shelomo Salem Shurrabi (late 18th century – 17 April 1856) was ḥakham of the Bene Israel community of Bombay.
Shelomo Salem Shurrabi was born in Cochin at the end of the eighteenth century, into a family of Yemenite Jewish descent. [1]
While on a voyage from Cochin to Bombay with his maternal grandfather, Meyer Serfadi, about 1836–8, he was shipwrecked at Navgaon. [1] He was found by Jacob Aaron Sanker, a Bene Israel soldier, who secured for him employment as a bookbinder. Shurrabi showed considerable knowledge of Jewish lore, and, being able to cantillate the service attractively, was appointed ḥazzan of the new synagogue at a salary of 100 rupees per annum, and as such he instructed the Bene Israel in the traditions of their faith.[ citation needed]
Shurrabi obtained great influence with the Bene Israel. Through his efforts new synagogues were founded in Bombay and Revdanda in 1846, Alibag in 1848, and Panwell in 1849. [1] [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph (1905). "Shurrabi, Shelomo Salem". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 315.
Shelomo Salem Shurrabi (late 18th century – 17 April 1856) was ḥakham of the Bene Israel community of Bombay.
Shelomo Salem Shurrabi was born in Cochin at the end of the eighteenth century, into a family of Yemenite Jewish descent. [1]
While on a voyage from Cochin to Bombay with his maternal grandfather, Meyer Serfadi, about 1836–8, he was shipwrecked at Navgaon. [1] He was found by Jacob Aaron Sanker, a Bene Israel soldier, who secured for him employment as a bookbinder. Shurrabi showed considerable knowledge of Jewish lore, and, being able to cantillate the service attractively, was appointed ḥazzan of the new synagogue at a salary of 100 rupees per annum, and as such he instructed the Bene Israel in the traditions of their faith.[ citation needed]
Shurrabi obtained great influence with the Bene Israel. Through his efforts new synagogues were founded in Bombay and Revdanda in 1846, Alibag in 1848, and Panwell in 1849. [1] [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph (1905). "Shurrabi, Shelomo Salem". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 315.