Years: 1685–1730
Primary city: Livorno
Rabbi Yosef Ergas was an Italian rabbi and mekubal who served as the rabbinic leader of the community in Leghorn. He is known for his defense of traditional Kabbalah, authoring the kabbalistic dialogue Shomer Emunim as well as polemical works against the Sabbatean movement. In addition to his communal leadership, he also founded the Neveh Shalom yeshiva in Pisa.