Rabbi Avraham Azulai

אברהם אזולאי

Kabbalist · c. 1570–1643

Sephardi · EstablishedOttoman, North African & Western Centers

Kabbalist of Fez who settled in the Land of Israel, living in Hebron and Gaza. His Hesed le-Avraham joins the teachings of the Ramak and the Arizal and was printed again and again across the Sephardi world. He was the great-great-grandfather of the Hida, who carried the Azulai name to fame.

Title page of Hesed le-Avraham
Title page of Hesed le-Avraham. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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