Isaac Luria

Rabbi
Isaac Luria
The grave of Isaac Luria in Safed
TitleHa'ARI
Ha'ARI Hakadosh
ARIZaL
Personal
Born1534
DiedJuly 25, 1572 (aged 37–38) (5 Av 5332 AM)
Safed, Damascus Eyalet, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire
ReligionJudaism
Signature
BuriedOld Cemetery of Safed

Isaac ben Solomon Luria Ashkenazi (Hebrew: יִצְחָק בן שלמה לוּרְיָא אשכנזי; c. 1534[1] – July 25, 1572[2]), commonly known in Jewish religious circles as Ha'ari[a], Ha'ari Hakadosh[b] or Arizal,[c] was a leading rabbi and Jewish mystic in the community of Safed in the Galilee region of Ottoman Syria, now Israel. He is considered the father of contemporary Kabbalah,[5] his teachings being referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah.

While his direct literary contribution to the Kabbalistic school of Safed was extremely minute (he wrote only a few poems), his spiritual fame led to their veneration and the acceptance of his authority. The works of his disciples compiled his oral teachings into writing. Every custom of Luria was scrutinized, and many were accepted, even against previous practice.[4]

Luria died at Safed, Damascus Eyalet on July 25, 1572, and is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Safed.[4][2] The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue, also located in Safed, was built in memory of Luria during the late 16th century.[6]

  1. ^ Fine 2003, p. 24
  2. ^ a b Green, David B. (July 25, 2016). "1572: Father of Lurian kabbala and confidant of Elijah dies". Haaretz. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Falcon, Ted; Blatner, David (2019). Judaism for Dummies (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-119-64307-4. OCLC 1120116712.
  4. ^ a b c "Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi". Ascent of Safed. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Eisen, Yosef (2004). Miraculous Journey: A Complete History of the Jewish People from Creation to the Present (Rev. ed.). Southfield, Mich.: Targum Press. p. 213. ISBN 1568713231. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  6. ^ Isaacson, Judith; Rosenbloom, Deborah (1998). Bar and Bat Mitzvah in Israel: The Ultimate Family Sourcebook. Israel Info-Access. p. 59. ISBN 9780966087703.


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