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The Zohar was first publicized by Moses de León (c. 1240 – 1305 CE), who claimed it was a Tannaitic work recording the teachings of Simeon ben Yochai [b] (c. 100 CE). This claim is universally rejected by modern scholars, most of whom believe de León, also an infamous forger of Geonic material
Moses de León (c. 1240 – 1305), known in Hebrew as Moshe ben Shem-Tov (משה בן שם-טוב די-ליאון ), was a Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist who first publicized the Zohar. Modern scholars believe the Zohar is his own work, despite his claim that he took traditions going back to Shimon bar Yochai and committed them to writing.
Sabbatai Zevi was born in the Ottoman city of Smyrna, supposedly on Tisha B'Av—one of Judaism's full fast days—in 1626. In Hebrew, Sabbatai means Saturn , and in Jewish tradition, "the reign of Sabbatai", the highest planet, was often linked to the advent of the Messiah. [ 14 ]
Rashi wrote the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, covering nearly all of the Babylonian Talmud (a total of 30 out of 39 tractates, due to his death). The commentary, drawing on his knowledge of the entire contents of the Talmud, attempts to provide a full explanation of the words and of the logical structure of each Talmudic passage.
In Hebron, Azulai wrote a commentary on the Zohar under the title Kiryat Arba (City of Arba (in Hebrew four); Gen. xxiii.2). The plague of 1619 drove him from his new home, and while in Gaza, where he found refuge, he wrote his Kabalistic work Chesed le-Abraham (Mercy to Abraham; Book of Micah vii.20). It was published after the author's death ...
Hōjōki (方丈記, literally "square-jō record"), variously translated as An Account of My Hut or The Ten Foot Square Hut, is an important and popular short work of the early Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan by Kamo no Chōmei.
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Indian queen (13-14th century C.E.) This article is about the Queen of Mewar. For the Indian actress, see Rani Padmini (actress). For the Malayalam film, see Rani Padmini (film). Rani Padmini Rani of Mewar An 18th-century painting of Padmini Spouse Ratnasimha Dynasty Guhila (by marriage ...