Hayyim ben Joseph Vital | |
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חַיִּים בֶּן יוֹסֵף וִיטָאל | |
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Born | Safed, Ottoman Palestine | 11 October 1542
Died | 23 April 1620 Damascus, Ottoman Syria | (aged 77)
Nationality | Ottoman Empire |
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Teachers | Isaac Luria, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Moshe Alshich |
Occupation | Rabbi, kabbalist |
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Hayyim ben Joseph Vital (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]