Baba Sali
Yisrael Abuhatzeira | |
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יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבּוּחַצִירָא | |
| Title | Baba Sali |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Yisrael Abuhatzeira 26 September 1889 Rissani, Morocco |
| Died | 8 January 1984 (aged 94) Netivot, Israel |
| Buried | |
| Nationality | Israel, Morocco |
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| Parent | Rabbi Mas'ud Abuhatzeira |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Successor | Baba Baruch |
| Position | Rabbi |
Yisrael Abuhatzeira (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבּוּחַצִירָא; 26 September 1889 – 8 January 1984), known as the Baba Sali (Hebrew: בַּאבָּא סָאלִי; Arabic: بابا صالي; 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.