Hayyim ben Joseph Vital
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital Calabrese/Calabris | |
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חַיִּים בֶּן יוֹסֵף וִיטָאל | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 11 October 1542 |
| Died | 23 April 1620 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Ottoman Empire |
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| Occupation | Rabbi, kabbalist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Teachers | Isaac Luria, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Moshe Alshich |
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Hayyim ben Joseph Vital (Hebrew: חַיִּים בֶּן יוֹסֵף וִיטָאל; Safed, October 23, 1542 (Julian calendar) / October 11, 1542 (Gregorian Calendar) – Damascus, 23 April 1620) was a rabbi in Safed and the foremost disciple of Isaac Luria. He recorded much of his master's teachings. After Vital's death, his writings began to spread and led to a "powerful impact on various circles throughout the Jewish world."