At $ 30,000: The Baba Sally shofar is up for auction

Nearly 36 years after his death, the improved Rabbi of Netivot will be up for sale next week. The salesman noted that the tool, made of a ram, is fit for proper firing. The shofar joins a series of details and personal belongings of the rabbi that have been sold for thousands of dollars in recent years

Improved by the rabbi for sale (Photo: "Tiferet" auctions)

Baba Sally Shofar is auctioning (Photo: Tiferet Auction, Untitled)

A shofar that belonged to the common rabbi Baba Sally is up for auction, which, according to estimates, can reach $ 30,000. The shofar is made of bent reindeer horn and its colors are black-cream colors, fairy finish in polishing and its design is particularly fine. It will be sold on December 18 at the Tiferet auction house and attached to it is the letter of Rabbi Yechiel Abuchatzira, Rabbi of Ramla, son of Isaac Abuchatzira, the brother of Baba Sally.

According to the attached letter, "This holy shofar was received by the teachers of the pure and uncle of St. David's Baba Sally Zia'a and it was used for him over the years and our holy ancestors will stand up to you as an artist." Thoroughly tested.

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The Baba Sally was born in 1898 in Morocco, a descendant of well-known charismatic rabbis who have been assigned to the Nepali forces. Already at the age of 18, the Baba Sally became head of the meeting. He immigrated to Israel twice and returned to Morocco and after immigrating again in 1970, settled in Israel and lived in Netivot until he passed away in 1984. Crowds, including many who were not religious, including senior figures in Israeli politics and economics, visited his home to welcome him. Soon it will be 36 years since the death of the Kabbalist, with hundreds of thousands of believers staring at him; Every year, in his memory, thousands go to his grave in Netivot.

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Over the years, other items of the Baba Sally were for sale and it seems that various objects and items that were in the possession of the common rabbi are in high demand among the public. Five years ago he was already auctioning at another shofar which belonged to Baba Sally. It was a different shofar and its starting price was $ 15,000. It was projected that its price could reach as much as $ 30,000, but in the end it was not sold.

Likewise, a bill of lading (the property the wife brings to her husband as a dowry) of 1945, with the signature of the rabbi's signature, is now also for sale and it is estimated that its price could reach $ 2,000. Halachic rulings he wrote in Morocco are also for sale and are estimated to be sold for $ 3,500. Furthermore, other items such as the rabbi's personal book of Psalms sold for $ 20,000, the prayer cycle with which he prayed and sold for $ 14,000 were sold. The prayer shawl with which he prayed was sold for $ 5,000, his personal box of tobacco for $ 2,000 and his white cap for $ 5,000. A gold pocket watch used by the rabbi was sold for $ 3,400, and even a ten-dollar bill he gave his associates found a buyer who agreed to pay $ 1,800.