Elazar Abuhatzeira

Elazar Abuhatzeira (Hebrew: אלעזר אבוחצירא) also known as Baba Elazar (9 August 1948 – 28 July 2011) was an Orthodox Sefardi rabbi and kabbalist in Israel.

He was born in Rissani, Morocco to Rabbi Meir and Simcha Abuhatzeira, was the grandson of the Baba Sali, Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, and the brother of Rabbi David Chai Abuhatzeira of Nahariya.

He moved to Israel in 1966 and studied at the Porat Yosef Yeshiva. He later moved to Beersheba where he ran a yeshiva. He practiced a lifestyle characterized by ascetic habits, abstaining from meat and poultry for over three decades due to concerns about dietary laws, and was known for wearing a cloak that covered his face and constructing a tunnel between his home and synagogue to avoid walking in public, as well as limiting his food and sleep, and for refraining from looking at women. Supporters and visitors attributed various reported miracles, blessings, and revelations to him, which contributed to his public reputation. In 2011 he had estimated assets of $80 million.

Abuhatzeira was known for wearing a cloak whose long hood covered most of his face, reportedly to shield him from glancing at immodestly dressed women. He had a tunnel dug between his home and his yeshiva where he received people.

Abuhatzeira was married to Dvora and had seven children.