Historic event takes place in ancient Jewish cemetery in Casablanca * Jews across the globe participate in live broadcast of Hataras Klalos * Chief Rabbi of Morocco Hagaon Harav Yoshiyahu Pinto shlit”a performs tikkun at the burial site of his venerable grandfather, the legendary kabbalist Harav Chaim Pinto zy”a * At the gathering, Harav Pinto speaks of the challenges of the times as well as the astounding growth of the Moroccan Jewish community and delivers a calls to his chassidim and followers around the world to invest in businesses in Morocco and promote the burgeoning kehillah Casablanca, Sunday, 5 Av: In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Jews around the world unite for Hataras Klalos * Hamekubal Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto shlit”a, Chief Rabbi of Morocco and founder of Shuva Yisrael Institutions, performs Tikkun Hanefesh at the burial site of his illustrious grandfather, the legendary kabbalist Harav Chaim Pinto * A call to Jewish entrepreneurs to promote growth of Moroccan Jewish community by investing in local businesses.  On Sunday, 5 Av, the yahrtzeit of the Arizal, a moving Hataras Klalos event took place in the ancient Jewish cemetery of Casablanca, Morocco.  During these days when the world still grapples with chaos and economic devastation, when millions are ill, hundreds of thousands hospitalized, and billions endure the constant threat and fear of infection, Hagaon Harav Yoshiyahu Pinto shlit”a announced a massive Hataras Klalos event and invited followers and chassidim to join him from afar.  In the course of the event, he performed a special tikkun to remove calamity, danger and curses from upon the Jewish nation. The event took place in the ancient Jewish cemetery in Casablanca with the talmidim of Yeshivas Shuva Yisrael in Casablanca in attendance, while the special tefillah and text of Hataras Klalos was disseminated worldwide to hundreds of thousands of viewers who participated virtually on dozens of media channels, websites and social media networks. Stepping foot into the age-old Jewish cemetery in Casablanca, a site permeated with holiness and grandeur, Rabbi Pinto immediately burst into tears, grieving the worldwide pandemic that has felled thousands of our loved ones. “I see all these [tragedies], hear the heartrending stories of my chassidim, and shed tears every morning to Hakadosh Baruch Hu before dawn. I was raised on the knees of the spiritual giants who were laid to rest here, men who were comparable to heavenly angels; and today, my entire body is wracked with affliction and physical agony. Yet the anguish of the past months is still something that I’ve never known before. Hakadosh Baruch Hu, sweeten Your judgment upon Your Jewish nation! Stop the lashon hara! Enough…!” Then, in a voice trembling in awe and fear, he expressed, “I am willing to serve as Klal Yisrael’s atonement and sacrifice, to spare the nation this dreadful plague and restore people’s health and livelihood.” .“Every day, we hear of dozens more who have fallen ill. How many have died, due to our many sins! How many widows?! How many orphans?! We have seen the affluent plummet from the heights of wealth to the abyss of poverty in a single day; there is no Jew who remains sure of his status or livelihood; and we can rely on no one but our Father in Heaven and our holy Torah.” Preparing for […]

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