"Yahrzeit of our master R. Chaim Pinto" – printed leaf in Judeo-Arabic, by R. Moshe Pinto. Mogador (Essaouira, Morocco): Albert Benoualid, [ca. 1950s].
On verso, a letter in Judeo-Arabic handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Pinto, addressed to Yaish Elmaliach, personally inviting him to participate in a dinner in honor of the yahrzeit of R. Chaim Pinto.
The printed leaf contains an invitation to participate in the yahrzeit of R. Chaim Pinto (the first), which would take place on 26th Elul. R. Moshe Pinto writes of the great power and merit of Tzaddikim, and in particular of exalted soul of R. Chaim Pinto, which had the capacity to bring redemption. He mentions the famous story of the rescue of the Prague community from the blood libel, with the birth of the Maharal on Seder night. He writes wondrous things about his son Chaim Shimon Pinto, who was also born on 15th Nissan, stating that the child was a spark of the soul of R. Chaim Pinto, whose yahrzeit they would be celebrating.
R. Moshe Aharon Pinto of Mogador (ca. 1910 – Elul 1985), son of R. Chaim Pinto (the second, d. 1938), a renowned wonder-worker. At a young age, his father commanded him to remain enclosed in his ancestral home in the Mogador mellah, and for forty years, he never stepped out of his door, always available to extend blessings and encouragement to those seeking his advice. He later moved to Casablanca, eventually immigrating to Eretz Israel and settling in Ashdod, where many flocked to his home to receive his blessings.
[1] leaf. 26.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks. Tears to margins and folds, affecting text. Handwritten letter indistinct and partially faded.

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