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Biography

Name: Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria
Birth Date: August 5, 1534
Death Date: August 5, 1572
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel
Place of Death: Palestine
Gender: Male
Occupations: mystic

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Biography of Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria
497 words, approx. 2 pages
The Jewish mystic Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria (1534-1572) founded a Cabala which profoundly influenced central European Judaism of the 18th and 19th centuries. Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria was born in Jerusalem. His parents were German,...


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Luria, Isaac : Judaism Terms
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Jewish mystic and ascetic, born in Safed in the Land of Israel, formed his own theoretical system of mystical doctrine, deriving from experiences of direct communication from “other worlds.” His principal problem was how God, who is all in...
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Luria, Isaac Ben Solomon
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(born 1534, Jerusalem—died Aug. 5, 1572, Safed, Syria) Jewish mystic and founder of a school of Kabbala. He was brought up in Egypt, where he pursued rabbinic studies. He dedicated himself to the study of the Kabbala with messianic fervour, and...
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Luria, Isaac Ben Solomon : Judaic Terms
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(Ari) (1543–1572) *Kabbalist. Luria settled in *Safed, gathered a group of disciples round him and taught them the mysteries of the Kabbalah. He is thought to have received a revelation from the *prophet *Elijah and his teachings were preserved...
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Isaac Luria Information
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Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534 – July 25 1572) was a Jewish mystic in Safed. His name today is attached to all of the mystic thought in Safed. While his direct literary contribution to the Kabbalistic school of Safed was extremely minute (he only wrote a few...


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The Other Preacher From the Galilee; Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos; Isaac Luria and his Kabbalistic Fellowship
03/19/2004: 1,625 words, approx. 5 pages
Nadler, Allan Forward 03-19-2004 Allan Nadler is director of Jewish studies at Drew University and academic adviser to the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. He was a charismatic preacher from the Galilee whose teachings challenged the regnant Jewish doctrines of his day...
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The Jewish Week
From Lurid To Luria
10/14/2005: 485 words, approx. 2 pages
Cohen, Debra Nussbaum The Jewish Week 10-14-2005 Pop star Madonna, for years known more for her lurid behavior than praise of the sage Rabbi Isaac Luria, has written a song on her new album in tribute to the master of Jewish mysticism. ...
 


 

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