The Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Joseph Knafo, and Moses Montefiore Meet in Morocco
At the western edge of Africa, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, lies a city that became a symbol of cultural coexistence and Jewish prosperity—Mogador. In this city, amidst its winding alleys and Ottoman-era walls, lived Rabbi Joseph Knafo, a humble sage and kabbalist of the 19th century who de
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