In 1830 he was appointed as a '' shadar '' to raise funds on behalf of the Safed Jewish community . He traveled to Jewish communities in Syria , Iraq , Persia , Egypt , Tunisia , Morocco , and Livorno , Italy . He was in Livorno at the time of the devastating Safed earthquake of 1837 , and decided to return to his native Tripoli . He served the Tripoli Jewish community as a rav , '' dayan '' , '' av beit din '' , and rosh yeshiva over the next 30 years . He was regarded as the senior rabbi in Tripoli
Safed earthquake of 1837
Galilee earthquake of 1837
Abraham Hayyim Adadi