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The Tzaddik From Iran Whom the Shah Saw the Light of Day - and Whom the Ba'ath Party Called "My Friend"

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In the heart of the Iranian desert, in the ancient city of Yazd, lived about three hundred years ago one of the great hidden righteous men of Persian Judaism. His name was Hacham Molla Or Shraga. The two parts of his name tell his story in full. "Molla" - the acronym for "Who is to me, O God?", an honorific title for a sage who was observant and God-fearing. "Shraga" - a small light in Aramaic. When they called him "Molla Or the First," he would…
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In the heart of the Iranian desert, in the ancient city of Yazd, lived about three hundred years ago one of the great hidden righteous men of Persian Judaism. His name was Hacham Molla Or Shraga. The two parts of his name tell his story in full. "Molla" - the acronym for "Who is to me, O God?", an honorific title for a sage who was observant and God-fearing. "Shraga" - a small light in Aramaic. When they called him "Molla Or the First," he would…

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kikar.co.il broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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