Early Life and Education
Pinto was born in Israel but is of Moroccan descent. On his father's side he is the great-grandson of Chaim Pinto, a Moroccan sage; on his mother's side, he is the grandson of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, also known as the Baba Sali.
Pinto graduated from Ashkenazi Lithuanian yeshivot, and studied under Ashkenazi and Hassidic rabbis. including Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, director of the Lithuanian-style Ma’alot Hatorah yeshiva located in Jerusalem. Pinto was also influenced by Satmar Hassidism and his teachings.
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