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,...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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. ...