Pinhas Refa'el Baki

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Pinhas Refa'el Baki

1828–1914

A 19th-century Jewish educator and writer, remembered for explaining the Hebrew year in clear, accessible Italian. His best-known work opens a window onto festivals, customs, and biblical archaeology for everyday readers.

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I mesi dell'anno ebraico

I mesi dell'anno ebraico

by Pinhas Refa'el Baki

About the author

Born in 1828 and died in 1914, Pinhas Refa'el Baki is associated with the Italian-language work I mesi dell'anno ebraico. Library and ebook records also list him under the name Felice Bachi, suggesting he was known in more than one linguistic form.

His surviving book presents the months of the Hebrew calendar with notes on holidays, traditions, and biblical archaeology. From the way the work introduces Jewish observance to younger readers, he appears to have written with an educational aim and a strong interest in making tradition understandable.

Reliable biographical detail about his wider life is limited in the sources I could confirm, so much of his personal story remains obscure. Even so, his work still stands as a thoughtful guide to the rhythm of the Jewish year and the meanings attached to it.