Yaakov Rokach

Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rokach was born in Tripoli in Libya in 1800 and died in 1891.
Jacob Rokach He is the great grandson of Rabbi Massud Chay Rokach author of Ma'asse Rokach on Maimonides. The rabbi did not want to take on the role of a rabbi or a dane by the community, and lived a life of poverty and reduction.
His life and his acted in Tripoli
The Rabbi founded at his own expense the Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Tripoli leaps Schwartz No. 44 there were here 1000 different books and valuable manuscripts, at a Yeshiva attended every night and on Saturday went craftsmen gathered and learned to interpret the weekly Torah portion. The Yeshiva was destroyed by bombs from airplanes during World War II
Rabbi was a contemporary of many geniuses are blessed in Tripoli and in other countries. From his writings it is evident that he had a close correspondence with Rabbi Chaim Palagi and the Rabbi Binyamin Pontremoli the author of Petach Hadevir. And Tripoli itself contemporaries was which approached with questions from around the world, Rabbi Abraham Adadi which was later to depart for Israel, Rabbi Shalom Agib, R. Joseph Rubin and others.
Shaari Tefillah
The book Shaari Tefillah published in 1870 discusses the law of prayer, customs, Noshotih, origins and laws called Chok l'Yisrael. This book was reprinted in a new edition Tshm"d . This book is a small quantity, multi Quality, revealed his knowledge of Rabbi Jacob Rokach. Eg on shaking Amidah collected 39 stops dealing with the issue. Another example regarding the signing of the species and informers blessing if the sign "breaking defeats enemies strangers" or "breaking defeats enemies species" collected 58 stops dealing with the issue and decisive sign "and subordinates strangers". Outdid Rabbi concocted about belated come to the synagogue to find public at the end of Pesukei dezimra and has no Mniein then pray in it, if he prayed in the order or skip some of the hymns to pray with the public, here gathered Author hundred cease crucial jump and pray with the public Maran.
His Books
* Sulhan Lehem Happanim
* Maate Tehilla 1858 Commentary on the Psalms
* Kshurim Leyaakov - 1858
* Kol Yaakov 1852 On the weekly Torah
* Vayaged Yaakov - Passover Haggadah
* Shaari Tefillah
* Tov Lehodot
* Kolo Shel Yaakov
* Bicurim Lashem
* Michtav Leyaakov
* Minney Merkachat
* Pirsumei Nissa 1860- Affairs Nissan and Passover Haggadah
* Orach Mishor
* Yeshuot Yaakov
* Derech Yashar
* Derech Haiim - 1860
Further reading
* Aarazi Halebnon encyclopedia pp 1192-1194.
* Sulhan Lehem Happanim book, in the editor introduction.

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