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Baba Sali ( , , lit.1"Praying Father") (1890-1984) was a leading Moroccan rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his alleged ability to work miracles through his prayers.2He was one of the leaders of the Aliyah of Moroccan Jewry to Israel , which saw the transfer of nearly the entire population of that community to the Holy Land.3 His burial place in Netivot , Israel has become a shrine for prayers and petitioners. "The Baba Sali, Rav Yisrael Abuhatzeira, zt"l" .
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Baba Sali Baba Sali , also known as Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, was a famous Sephardic Rabbi and kabbalist. v t e
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Rabbi Israel Abuhaṣeira ( ), known as the Baba Sali ( , , lit."Praying Father") (1889–1984) was a leading Moroccan Sephardic rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his alleged ability to work miracles through his prayers. His burial place in Netivot , Israel has become a shrine for prayers and petitioners. "The Baba Sali, Rav Yisrael Abuhatzeira, zt"l" .
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Rabbi Israel Abuhatzeira ( ), known as the Baba Sali ( , , lit. "Praying Father") (1889–1984) was a leading Moroccan Sephardic rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his ability to work miracles through his prayers. His burial place in Netivot , Israel has become a shrine for prayers and petitioners. " The Baba Sali, Rav Yisrael Abuhatzeira, zt"l " .
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Jewish rabbi and mystic Israel Abuhatzeira ( ), known as the Baba Sali ( , , lit. "Praying Father") (1889–1984) was a leading Moroccan Sephardic rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his alleged ability to work miracles through his prayers. His burial place in Netivot , Israel has become a shrine for prayers and petitioners. " The Baba Sali, Rav Yisrael Abuhatzeira, zt"l " .
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Jewish rabbi and mystic Yisrael Abuhatzeira ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבּוּחַצִירָא ; 26 September 1889 – 8 January 1984), known as the Baba Sali ( Hebrew : בַּאבָּא סָאלִי ; Arabic : بابا صلى ; lit. ' Praying Father ' ) was a leading Moroccan Sephardic rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his ability to work miracles through his prayers. His burial place in Netivot , Israel has become a shrine for prayers and petitioners. "Jew of the Week: Baba Sali | Jew of the Week" . 9 January 2019. " The Baba Sali, Rav Yisrael Abuhatzeira, zt"l " .
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famous sephardic rabbi and kabbalist
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leading moroccan sephardic rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his ability to work miracles through his pr
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