Rabbi Hayyim Vital

ר' חיים ויטאל

Kabbalist · 1542 or 1543–1620

Italian Jewish · EstablishedExpulsion & SafedHilula: 30 Nisan

The Arizal's principal student, who recorded and organized his master's teachings in Etz Hayyim. He later served as a rabbi in Jerusalem and Damascus, and his Sha'arei Kedushah is still studied as a guide to spiritual discipline.

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