Yaakov Abuhatzeira

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Rabbi
Yaakov Abuhatzeira
TitleAbir Yaakov
Abu Hasira
Personal
Born1806
Damanhour, Egypt
ReligionJudaism

Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, also known as the Abir Yaakov and Abu Hasira (1806–1880), was a leading Moroccan-Jewish rabbi of the 19th century,[1] son of the patriarch of the Abu Hasira/Abuhatzeira family, R. Samuel.

Biography

In 1879, Abuhatzeira left his native

Damanhour, he grew ill and died.[2]
He was buried in Damanhour, where his tomb has become a site of pilgrimage to this day.

Pilgrimage

Every year on the 19th of

relations with Israel.[7] An Egyptian court permanently banned a Jewish celebration that has taken place since the 1979 peace deal
with Israel and asked the government to remove the tomb from a list of official shrines, judicial sources said on 29 December 2014. The court said its decision was due to "moral offenses" committed in previous years at the three-day festival celebrating the birth of Rabbi Jacob Abu Hasira. It did not elaborate on what the offenses were. [8]

Descendants

He is the grandfather of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, also known as the Baba Sali, a revered rabbi and kabbalist whose tomb in Netivot is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in Israel.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Harav Yaakov Abuchatzeira, the Abir Yaakov, zt"l". Hamodia. December 26, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Ravid, Barak (30 December 2009). "Mubarak to allow Jewish pilgrims to visit famous rabbi's tomb". Haaretz. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  3. ^ "Israelis flock to rabbi's tomb in Egypt". The Jerusalem Post. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  4. ISBN 978-1-59033-390-7
    . Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  5. ^ Miller, David E. (28 December 2010). "Israeli pilgrims to Egyptian grave met with hostility". The Media Line. Archived from the original (Reprint) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  6. ^ "Cairo Airport prepares for Israeli pilgrims". Al-Ahram. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  7. ^ "Egypt tells Israel: Pilgrimage to tomb of Jewish holy man 'impossible' this year". Haaretz. Associated Press. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  8. ^ Jerusalem Post Egyptian Court ban Jews from visiting Jewish Mystic's Grave. 12/29/14 http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Egyptian-court-bans-Jews-from-visiting-Jewish-mystics-grave-386059

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