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Created page with "The Baba Sali was born on 1 Tishrei 5650 in the city of Rissani, Morocco to his father Rabbi Masoud Abuchatzeira, son of Rabbi Yaakov Abuchatzeira, author of the 'Abir Yaakov'. After the murder of his uncle Rabbi David Abuchatzeira HY"D, he began serving as rabbi and head of the rabbinical court in the city of Erfoud, Morocco. During these years, the Rebbe's shliach to Morocco, Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, arrived in Erfoud and began the connection between Chabad and the Baba..." |
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A short time after arriving in Eretz Hakodesh, he considered immigrating to the United States, due to his despair over bringing close the Moroccan immigrants who had come to Eretz Hakodesh. In his biography "Sidna Baba Sali" it is told about his letter to the Rebbe from 1952 regarding his desire to leave his flock in Eretz Hakodesh and immigrate to the United States: | A short time after arriving in Eretz Hakodesh, he considered immigrating to the United States, due to his despair over bringing close the Moroccan immigrants who had come to Eretz Hakodesh. In his biography "Sidna Baba Sali" it is told about his letter to the Rebbe from 1952 regarding his desire to leave his flock in Eretz Hakodesh and immigrate to the United States: | ||
"His entire purpose in ascending to Eretz Hakodesh was to sit in peace with Torah and divine service, and due to the low spiritual state in Eretz Yisrael... he is thinking of going from holy to mundane, and perhaps immigrate to the United States... where one can sit with Torah and divine service without any disturbance... The Rebbe answered the Admor a long and reasoned response with words of Chazal and words of Kabbalah and Chassidus... In his letter to the Admor the Rebbe writes, that from Heaven they merited the Admor to be a "communal man and leader in Israel" whom hundreds and thousands listen to, and that from Heaven he was given such strong powers. Therefore it is preferable that he remain close to the places where our Sephardic brethren who thirst for the word of Hashem are found... and therefore he advises our Rabbi to remain in the land." | "His entire purpose in ascending to Eretz Hakodesh was to sit in peace with Torah and divine service, and due to the low spiritual state in Eretz Yisrael... he is thinking of going from holy to mundane, and perhaps immigrate to the United States... where one can sit with Torah and divine service without any disturbance... The Rebbe answered the Admor a long and reasoned response with words of Chazal and words of Kabbalah and Chassidus... In his letter to the Admor the Rebbe writes, that from Heaven they merited the Admor to be a "communal man and leader in Israel" whom hundreds and thousands listen to, and that from Heaven he was given such strong powers. Therefore it is preferable that he remain close to the places where our Sephardic brethren who thirst for the word of Hashem are found... and therefore he advises our Rabbi to remain in the Holy land." | ||
Indeed in a letter from 9 Nissan 5712 the Rebbe writes to him: "I pleasantly received your precious letter from before, and also this second letter from the end of Adar. And I come with this to propose my opinion regarding your question... that since your desire is to sit with Torah and divine service therefore you moved your tent to Eretz Hakodesh, and there is consideration that perhaps you will travel to the United States." | Indeed in a letter from 9 Nissan 5712 the Rebbe writes to him: "I pleasantly received your precious letter from before, and also this second letter from the end of Adar. And I come with this to propose my opinion regarding your question... that since your desire is to sit with Torah and divine service therefore you moved your tent to Eretz Hakodesh, and there is consideration that perhaps you will travel to the United States." | ||