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Hayyim ben Joseph Vital
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital Calabrese/Calabris | |
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חַיִּים בֶּן יוֹסֵף וִיטָאל | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 11 October 1542 Safed, Ottoman Palestine |
| Died | 23 April 1620 (aged 77) Damascus, Ottoman Syria |
| Nationality |  Ottoman Empire |
| Notable work(s) |
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| Occupation | Rabbi, kabbalist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Teachers | Isaac Luria, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Moshe Alshich |
| Jewish leader | |
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Hayyim ben Joseph Vital Calabrese/Calabris (Hebrew: חַיִּים בֶּן יוֹסֵף וִיטָאל; Safed,[1] October 23, 1542 (Julian calendar) / October 11, 1542 (Gregorian Calendar) – Damascus, 23 April 1620[2]) was a rabbi in Safed and the foremost disciple of Isaac Luria. He recorded much of his master's teachings. After Vital's death, his writings began to spread and led to a "powerful impact on various circles throughout the Jewish world."[3]
- ^ Kaplan, Aryeh (January 1985). Meditation and Kabbalah. Weiser Books. ISBN 9780877286165.
- ^ Prevalent opinion for this date is 3 May 1620, corresponding to the Hebrew date of 30 Nisan 5380, consequently Vital's yahrzeit is celebrated on the 30 Nisan of each year. 23 April 1620 is the same date according to the Julian calendar, which was then still in use in Damascus.
- ^ Fine 2003, p. 2
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