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Kaf Hachayim (; translation: "the palm
Hand

The hands are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a hum






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Kaf Hachayim (; translation: "the palm
Hand

The hands are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a human or other primate. They are the chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, using anywhere from the roughest motor skills to the finest , and since the fingertips contain some of the densest areas of nerve e...
 of life") is the title of two widely cited codes of Jewish law. It may refer to the Kaf Hachayim by Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer
Yaakov Chaim Sofer

Yaakov Chaim Sofer was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi, Kabbalist, Talmudist and posek . Sofer is author of the work of halakha titled Kaf hachaim, by which title he is also known....
 or an earlier work by Rabbi Hayim Palaggi
Hayim Palaggi

Hayim Palaggi or Palache was a Turkey rabbinical author; maternal grandson of Joseph ben Hayyim Hazan, author of Hikre Leb; pupil of Isaac Gategno, author of Bet Yitzhak....
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