The revelation in the dream and the last request: This is how Rabbi Yitzchak Abuhatzira was murdered

The shepherd knight's son was murdered 110 years ago, but around his death various versions were published.

Here they are in front of you

Aryeh Zamir, in collaboration with Shuva Israel

16/01/2022

Sunday, 16 January 2022, 09:05 Updated: 09:29

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The celebration of Rabbi Yitzchak (Photo: PR)

Today, Yad Shevat, 110 years ago, Rabbi Yitzchak Avihatzira ZIA, son of the Knight of the Shepherds, Rabbi Yaakov Avihatzira HaAvir Yaakov ZIA, passed away.

Rabbi Yitzchak is the youngest son of the knight Yaakov.

According to family tradition, at that time the "Knight Yaakov" decided to take on complete celibacy, and after a while his holy Rabbi Ari was revealed to him in his dream, and informed him that another son would be born to him, who would have a spark in his soul and therefore call him by his name. Isaac, in the name of the Ari.

In 1860, Rabbi Yitzchak was born and the boy grew up and devoted himself to the Torah and reverence.

The celebration of Rabbi Yitzchak (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, Yechiel Vaknin)

It is said that when he was only 16 years old, in 1856

, he wrote the first introduction to his father's books, at his father's request. He also wrote two more introductions to his father's books.

In addition, he focused on raising money to keep the yeshiva.

He later immigrated to Eretz Israel and stayed there for several years. He then returned to Morocco, where he was murdered by Arab rioters.

Various versions were published around his death, the most famous of which was published this morning "On the sixth day of the 14th of Shevet, 1902, when Rabbi Yitzchak was on the mother of the road, he was attacked by savage and bloodthirsty robbers and murdered." From the world, thus giving his life to save the Jews of the nearby villages, who remained in exile.

Since then, many people go up to his grave in Morocco on the day of his death and pray (Photo: ShutterStock)

According to the version presented in "The Geniuses of the Avihatzira Family", Rabbi Yitzchak left Tafilalet when he was accompanied by Rabbi Massoud Adhan, when his purpose was apparently to raise money to hold the holy yeshiva in Tafilalet.

On their way, they arrived in nearby Budniv on Friday, and according to the plan, Rabbi Yitzchak was to take his Sabbath in Bodniv.

On Friday morning, Rabbi Yitzchak surprisingly announced that he was continuing to Gramma and did not stay to do the Shabbat in Bodniv.

The people of Bodniv tried to beg Rabbi Yitzchak to stay in their city and do the Shabbat with them, but Rabbi Yitzchak was adamant that he must continue on his way.

According to the narrator in the family, his father, the 'Knight Jacob', appeared to him in a dream on Friday night and therefore, as stated, decided to continue his journey on Friday morning and not to stay in Bodniv.

Rabbi Yitzchak continued on his way together with Rabbi Massoud Adhan, and here towards Friday afternoon a terrible thing happened. Rabbi Yitzchak turned to his companion, and revealed to him everything that was about to happen in the next few minutes, because Arab rioters would come to Judea and Samaria and kill him. But Rabbi Yitzchak added: The nearest robbers came to the place and their evil leader drew his sword and stabbed Rabbi Yitzchak, and immediately afterwards left the place.

In other formulas it is stated that the one who was with Rabbi Yitzchak is Rabbi Moshe Sheetrit, and there It is said that he left the town of Midlat. As mentioned, the main points are the same.

It was also mentioned in the "Road" that Rabbi David Avihatzira Shlita, Rabbi of Yavneh, told on behalf of his father, the late Rabbi Yosef Avihatzira, who once visited the same village where Rabbi Yitzchak was murdered, and when he heard one of the elders of the Arabs in the village who came to the place A descendant of the Avihatzira family, told him the whole chain of things, and testified in his ears that all

those Arab rioters in Jerusalem whose hand was above shedding clean and righteous blood were punished from heaven in a short time and no remnant and refugee remained, they and their descendants all died and were lost. The sky.

Yes, all your enemies, O Lord, will be lost.

From then until today, many people go up to his grave in Morocco on the day of his death and pray.

Even in these days - the days of the Corona, many from all over the world came to Zion.

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