Baruch Abuhatzeira

Baruch Abuhatzeira (Hebrew: ברוך אבוחצירא‎; born 1941), also known as Baba Baruch, is an Israeli Kabbalist rabbi and spiritual adviser who operates in Netivot, a blue-collar town in southern Israel. He is the son of the leading Moroccan rabbi Israel Abuhatzeira, also known as the Baba Sali.[1]

Baruch Abuhatzeira

"The Baba Baruch"
Personal
Born1941
Arfoud, Morocco
ReligionJudaism
NationalityIsraeli Moroccan
ParentsIsrael Abuhatzeira (Baba Sali)
DenominationHaredi
ResidenceNetivot

Baruch was born in Arfoud in the Tafilalt region in eastern Morocco. There, he was educated by his father. During his youth Baruch spent several years in Paris. In the mid-1960s, Baruch emigrated to Israel with his father, and he decided to pursue a political career. He was elected deputy mayor in Ashkelon. Abuhatzeira was later tried and sentenced to five years in prison for corruption and bribery connected to his role as deputy mayor. After obtaining an early release, Abuhatzeira joined Baba Sali, and was with his father during the last three months of the Rabbi's life.[1]

References
  1. The Shaping of Israeli Identity: Myth, Memory and Trauma. Robert Wistrich, David Ohana (ed.) p. 224-226


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