The Shas party announced the sudden passing of Rabbi Amos Guata, the rabbi of Libyan Jewry and head of a yeshiva in Netanya, early Wednesday morning. Netanya Mayor Avi Salma eulogized him as a great light and pillar of Torah and kindness.
The Shas party issued an official announcement early Wednesday morning confirming the sudden passing of Rabbi Amos Guata, referring to him as a sage and great scholar of kabbalah. The announcement did not specify a cause of death, describing his passing as a “bitter tidings.”
Netanya Mayor Avi Salma eulogized the rabbi a short time later, calling him a “great light and pillar of Torah and kindness” who guided tens of thousands of residents. As The Zioneer reported earlier, at 06:57, initial media reports indicated that the prominent kabbalist had been stabbed to death at the entrance to his synagogue in northern Netanya, with police investigating a suspected criminal motive. At 06:57 it was also reported that a suspect, described as his student, was arrested following a police chase, and the investigation is ongoing.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday at 07:45, a background article noted that police suspect a criminal motive in the early morning attack on the well-known spiritual figure. The same earlier reporting at 06:57 referenced a previous murder at the same yeshiva in 2009, though no link between the incidents has been established by reports thus far.
What remains unclear is the precise cause of death as well as the formal status of the investigation. The Shas announcement did not confirm any details regarding the attack, and the suspect’s identity or any charges have not been formally announced by police.
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