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The Rashash (Rabbi Shalom Sharabi)

ר' שלום שרעבי (הרש"ש)

Kabbalist and head of Beit El · 1720–1777

Mizrahi · EstablishedOttoman, North African & Western CentersHilula: 10 Shevat

Yemen-born kabbalist who led the Beit El yeshiva in Jerusalem, the center of Sephardi Kabbalah. His siddur of mystical intentions (kavvanot) is still prayed by Beit El kabbalists today.

Gate of the Beit El yeshiva, Jerusalem Old City
Gate of the Beit El yeshiva, Jerusalem Old City. Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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