Rav Masoud Yona Edre’ei was born in 5674/1914 in the city of Deganah in Morocco. As a young bochur he moved to Marrakesh, where he learned with hasmoda in the local Yeshiva.
Rav Masoud served as a Rav, mohel and sofer. He was actively involved in the dissemination of Torah and gave berachos and help to whoever came to him. He delved into Kabbala beginning in his youth and became known as a poel yeshuos (miracle worker).
In 5710/1950 Rav Masoud moved to Eretz Yisrael and settled in Rosh Pina. He wrote Sfas Emes, a compilation of chiddushim and remozim on the Torah and Nach, and derashos on a wide array of topics.
Rav Masoud was niftar on the sixteenth of Elul 5728/1968 at the age of fifty-four and was buried on Har HaMenuchos in Yerushalayim. Zecher tzaddik livrachah.
