You asked some great questions that sent me searching for the answers!
As far as I can determine, he is buried in Damascus. At the end of his life, he wanted to return to Tzfat but he never made it. He died in Damascus. Regarding Tzfat, he did live there for a while.
Tzfat at that time was part of Ottoman Syria, so that might be where some confusion comes in – Damascus and Tzfat were both in “Syria”. At any rate, I found no mention anywhere of Kiryat Malachi.
In my wanderings for answers, I saw this vid about Rabbi Vital and Bashar Al Assad that speaks of Rabbi Vital being buried in Damascus. MUST WATCH!!!!
Thank you for your valuable feedback!!!!
2. Miryam pan dora
2/19/2025
Shalom…. Thank you for this wonderful info
Please clarify if Rav chain vital is buried in Kiryat Malachi, or in Jewish cemetery in Damascus, or in tzfat?
Some Syrian Jews living in USA have just gone (Feb 2025) to Syria to pray at his resting place to connect with this awesome tzaddik ….
Others go pray in old cemetery in tzfat….
And others to an unmarked grave in kiryat Malachi where the story is that he was brought there from Damascus on condition that his name would not be revealed
2/20/2025
You asked some great questions that sent me searching for the answers!
As far as I can determine, he is buried in Damascus. At the end of his life, he wanted to return to Tzfat but he never made it. He died in Damascus. Regarding Tzfat, he did live there for a while.
Tzfat at that time was part of Ottoman Syria, so that might be where some confusion comes in – Damascus and Tzfat were both in “Syria”. At any rate, I found no mention anywhere of Kiryat Malachi.
In my wanderings for answers, I saw this vid about Rabbi Vital and Bashar Al Assad that speaks of Rabbi Vital being buried in Damascus. MUST WATCH!!!!
Thank you for your valuable feedback!!!!
2/19/2025
Shalom…. Thank you for this wonderful info
Please clarify if Rav chain vital is buried in Kiryat Malachi, or in Jewish cemetery in Damascus, or in tzfat?
Some Syrian Jews living in USA have just gone (Feb 2025) to Syria to pray at his resting place to connect with this awesome tzaddik ….
Others go pray in old cemetery in tzfat….
And others to an unmarked grave in kiryat Malachi where the story is that he was brought there from Damascus on condition that his name would not be revealed