Kaballah in Mantua
Philosophical writings from the Kabbalistic movement in Safed had long reached Italy by the 16th century exerting an influence on some Italian kabbalists and their writings who interpreted them in their own way giving the movement a different emphasis.
Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence providing an inner mystical meaning. The most famous work of kabbalah – the Zohar – the foundation of Jewish mystical thought – first revealed in the 13th century by Moses de Leon and first printed editions were made in Mantua in the mid 1550s.
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Philosophical writings from the Kabbalistic movement in Safed had long reached Italy by the 16th century exerting an influence on some Italian kabbalists and their writings who interpreted them in their own way giving the movement a different emphasis.
Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence providing an inner mystical meaning. The most famous work of kabbalah – the Zohar – the foundation of Jewish mystical thought – first revealed in the 13th century by Moses de Leon and first printed editions were made in Mantua in the mid 1550s.
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Kaballah in Mantua
Philosophical writings from the Kabbalistic movement in Safed had long reached Italy by the 16th century exerting an influence on some Italian kabbalists and their writings who interpreted them in their own way giving the movement a different emphasis.
Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence providing an inner mystical meaning. The most famous work of kabbalah – the Zohar – the foundation of Jewish mystical thought – first revealed in the 13th century by Moses de Leon and first printed editions were made in Mantua in the mid 1550s.
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Philosophical writings from the Kabbalistic movement in Safed had long reached Italy by the 16th century exerting an influence on some Italian kabbalists and their writings who interpreted them in their own way giving the movement a different emphasis.
Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence providing an inner mystical meaning. The most famous work of kabbalah – the Zohar – the foundation of Jewish mystical thought – first revealed in the 13th century by Moses de Leon and first printed editions were made in Mantua in the mid 1550s.
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Mantua produced many scholars and kabbalists - among them Judah Moscato. His work: Qol Yehuda - a commentary on the Kuzari, the kabbalistic work of Spanish Jewish philosopher Yehuda Halevi - contained many references to Kabbalistic sources. Other notable Mantuan kabbalists included Rabbi Berakhiel Qafman, Ezra ben Isaac Fano, Rabbi, who was made Chief Rabbi of Mantua in July 1591.