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Hillula of the Baba Sali Celebrated in Crown Heights
Over 200 men and women came to celebrate the Hiloula of the great Tzadik and Mekubal, Harav Yisroel Abuhatzeira a.k.a. the Baba Sali זצוק”ל זי”ע in Crown Heights.
The event was organized and emceed by the Rav of Sefardic community in Crown Heights and Rav of Merkaz Sfard, HaRav Eliezer (Lazer)Avtzon and was co-hosted by Reb Hirshel and Annette Lipsker (a granddaughter of the Baba Sali) and their family together her Reb Moshe and Chaya Zaetz and their family.
The evening started with opening remarks and a warm welcome by Rabbi Avtzon on behalf of the Kehilla and the Lipsker and Zaetz families and was followed by a short JEM video interview with Rabbi Machlouf Aminadav Krispine who is married to the daughter of Baba Meir a”h, the son of Baba Sali.
Divrei Torah and Chizuk were then given by Harav Yisroel Abergel Shlita by video hook up from Netivot, Israel, Rabbi Aaron Chein from the Georgian Jewish community in Queens who was close to the Baba Sali in his youth, Rabbi Meir Shushan of the Lincoln Place Shul and Rabbi Michoel Seligson.
Piyutim were led by Machlouf Krispine, Chaim Shabtai, Yossi Sultan, Dovid Attias, Adam Amsallem, and the Zaetz and Lipsker great grandchildren of the Baba Sali, accompanied by Salah the pianist, from Casablanca, Morocco.
Bakashot for Brachot of Refuah, Shiduchim, Shalom Bayit and to merit the Geulah were sent this morning to the Tzion of Baba Sali where they were read, and were also placed by the Ohel of the Rebbe.
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