Azriel of Gerona
Azriel of Gerona | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Azriel ben Menahem c. 1160 |
| Died | c.1238 |
| Children | Rav Yehudi al-Taras Ezra al-Taras |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Isaac the Blind |
| Successor | Nachmanides and Abraham Zacuto |
| Main work | Shaar ha-Shoel |
| Dynasty | al-Taras |
Azriel ibn Menahem ibn Ibrahim al-Tarās (Arabic: عزريل بن مناحيم بن ابراهيم التاراس Azrēyl bin Mināḥīm ben Ibrāhim āl-Tārās; Hebrew: עזריאל בן מנחם בן אברהם אלתראס ʿÁzrīyʾēl ben Mənáḥēm ben ʾAḇrāhām al-Taras; c. 1160 – c. 1238) also known as Azriel of Girona was the founder of speculative Kabbalah and the Gironian Kabbalist school. He is known for implementing Neoplatonic thought into mainstream kabbalistic tradition.