Azarya ben Ephraim Figo

Rabbi Azarya Figo (1579-1647) was a "sofer" (scribe) and "Baal darshan" (preacher) in the Jewish community of Venice.

He was the author of "Iggerot U'Teshubot", letters and responsa, published within "Be'er Sheba" (Venice, 1614), "Giddulei Terumah" a commentary on Rabbi Shmuel HaSardi's "Sefer HaTerumot", (ibid. 1643), and a work which remains popular even today, particular amongst Mizrahi (Oriental) Jews, entitled "Binah La'Ittim", which contains seventy-five sermons for Shabbat and holidays (ibid. 1647-48).

Rabbi Figo died at Rovigo in 1647.