General & Miscellaneous Jewish Biography, Rabbis - Biography, Middle East - Jewish Biography, Judaism - Biography, Rabbinate
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Overview
Miracle worker, revered Rabbi, devoted Talmudic scholar, ascetic, leader and teacher of the Sephardic community in Morocco and Israel. All these describe one man: Rabbi Yisrael Abuchatzeirah, lovingly known to his thousands of followers as Baba Sali, Arabic for our praying father. Known for the many miracles he performed, Baba Sali was so adored by his followers that his death in 1984 drew more than 100,000 mourners to his gravesite in less than twenty-four hours. The authors of this book, Rav Eliyahu Alfasi, Baba Sali's gabbai (attendant) and Rav Yechiel Torgeman, Baba Sali's grandson, attempt to offer us a glimpse of his life and teachings, and the many miracles he performed. The Talmudic expression The tzaddik (righteous person) decrees, and G-d fulfills was entirely true of Rav Yisrael Abuchatzeirah, the praying father of Sephardic Jewry.Book Details
Published
June 1, 1986
Publisher
Judaica Press, Incorporated, The
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780910818650