Editing The Baba Sali (section)

== Partner in Establishing Chabad Institutions in Erfoud ==
A close connection formed between the Baba Sali and his son the Baba Meir with the Rebbe's shliach to Morocco Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, and thus began the connection between the Baba Sali, Chabad and the Rebbe. The connection was rooted in the initial establishment of institutions in the city of Erfoud where the Baba Sali served as rabbi and head of the rabbinical court. When Rabbi Matusof arrived in Erfoud to establish a yeshiva there, the Baba Sali was a full and active partner in establishing the institutions.

During the period when the yeshiva was established, Rabbi Matusof worked to create a connection between the Baba Sali and the Rebbe. In the following years, Rabbi Matusof maintained a strong connection with the Baba Sali, his son the Baba Meir, and other family members<ref>Beis Moshiach Weekly Magazine Issue 1367</ref>.

The beginning of the Baba Sali's connection with Chabad and the Rebbe is described in the book History of Chabad in Morocco: "In the month of Iyar 5711 (1951), Rabbi Shlomo Matusof arrived in Erfoud and established a Talmud Torah there with the assistance of the Baba Sali. In the following period, they worked together to expand the Talmud Torah and to save Jewish children from studying in the French school where they only learned foreign studies. A continuous correspondence developed between Rabbi Matusof and the Baba Sali, and sometimes when Rabbi Matusof would travel on his journeys and reach distant Erfoud, he would meet with the Baba Sali and together they continued to work for the Jews of the community in general and their children in particular<ref>History of Chabad in Morocco, Chapter 38 - Baba Sali, page 264 and see there in detail</ref>."

During his visits to Erfoud, Rabbi Matusof stayed in the Baba Sali's home, where Rabbi Matusof together with Rabbi Meir Abuchatzeira - the Baba Meir - would sit at night and discuss Torah and chassidus. Sometimes the Baba Sali, Baba Meir and Rabbi Shlomo Matusof would converse together. In these conversations, they also discussed differences between Sephardim and Ashkenazim in customs based on Kabbalah, about the Tanya, and more<ref>History of Chabad in Morocco Page 264</ref>.