Shalom Sharabi

Sar Shalom Sharabi (The Rashash) (Hebrew: שלום שרעבי) (Shar'ab, Yemen 1780 - Jerusalem 1837 CE)

He was a Talmud Haham, mekubal (kabbalist), who was considered the Rabbi of all the mekubalim of his generation. Moreover, he was also the head of the Jerusalem mekubalim which were the leaders of the Talmud-Torah Bet-El Yeshiva, Bet El

He was the first commentator on the Ari. His Siddur was known as the "Sidur HaKavanot," and is still used by the mekubalim today for prayer, meditation and Yeshiva study.

Futhermore, his great wisdom he was known for his mensch-like values and his Ru'ach Ha'Kodesh.

He briefly made aliya to Eretz-Israel because of a vow (Neder) he made with Ha'Shem. On his way he stayed in India, Baghdad and Damascus. There he left a strong impression on the Hahamim, ad today he is recorded in their books. The Bet El Yeshiva established a group of 12 chosen mekubalim of Bet-El, as the number of the tribes of Israel. This Mekubalim group was also kabbalistic and pious, which except the Rashash himself contained the HIDA, Rabbi Yom-Tov Elgazy and other sages of the Sephardic congregations.

His writings are some of the fundamental books of the Kabbalah. His writings include the "Emet and Shlom", "Rehovot Hanahar" and "Nahar Shalom", which within it the Rashash answers 70 questions of the Hahamim of Tunis.

He is admired by all budding Kabbalists in all major world Yeshivas, including those in Jerusalem, Israel. The late great 20th century kabbalist, Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri, of whom was a great admirer of the Rashash and prayed to Ha-Shem using 'Rashash intentions'

Today, he has several important ancestors, which resemble both his piety and kabbalistic mystique in both the State of Israel and the diaspora. They include Yisrael Yeshayahu Shar'abi (5th Speaker of the Knesset), Boaz Sharabi (Famous Israeli singer), Yoel Sharabi [www.yoelsharabi.com], Rabbi Eliyahu Mani, Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi, Dan Sharabi (Chairman of the Dan Bus Corporation) and Elliot (Eli) Sharabi.