The baba sali represented a combination of toras hanigleh venistar; he was a rosh yeshiva and a mekubal. Very often acheinu bnei hasfardim and many others are enticed by someone in a white cape who looks mystical and is said to have performed nissim. They will throw money at the chance to be told that their awaited yeshua is within their reach…as long as they reach deeper into their pockets.
Yabia: You are the sfardi voice of the YW coffee room and obviously know about the greatness of the Baba Sali zt’l. Why would you post this? Are you trying to lure someone into saying something negative about one of the gedolei hador of the previous generation?
One time he was on a ship on Friday night and there was a major storm he made kiddush and then spilled a little bit of wine into the waters, and the storm cooled down immediately.
L’maskana the Baba Sali was a very special and HOLY talmid chacham who could do many mystical stuff.