Manuscript leaf, from the book Pri Etz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital, handwritten in 1933 by the Holy kabbalist Rabbi Yisrael Abuchatzeira – the Baba Sali, from which he regularly studied.
Accompanied by two expertizing certificates confirming the authenticity of the manuscript. One is from his son Rabbi Baruch Abuchatzeira (Baba Baruch), attesting that the composition was copied by his father "and it remained with him, and he would read it often, primarily on Shabbat".
The second certificate, from the expert R. Yosef Avivi, pertains to the entire manuscript. He quotes the colophon at the end of the manuscript (not included in this item), signed by Baba Sali, in which Baba Sali attests that he copied this holy book himself in 1933. R. Avivi notes that the style of writing changes over the course of the manuscript and that these variations are typical of original manuscripts by the Baba Sali.
[1] leaf. Written on both sides, in Maghrebi Rashi script. 20.6 cm.
44 lines in his Holy hand.
Good- condition. Enclosed in nice gold stamped leather binding.
The famous Rabbi Yisrael Abuchatzeira, the "Baba Sali" (1889-1984) was the son of Rabbi Mas’ud – rabbi of Tafilalt (Morocco), son of Rabbi Yaakov Abuchatzeira. An outstanding Torah scholar, well-versed in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah, holy and pure from his youth. He published the writings of his grandfather, Rabbi Yaakov.
He served as chief rabbi of Erfoud and the vicinity. In 1950, he immigrated to Jerusalem, returning to Morocco in 1957. In 1964, he came back to Eretz Israel and settled in Netivot. His counsel and blessings were sought by multitudes, including prominent leaders and Torah scholars, and he was famed as a wonder-worker. His sons and grandsons are the famous rabbis of the Abuchatzeira dynasty.
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