Solomon Alkabetz

Solomon Alkabetz
שלמה אלקבץ
Alkabetz's grave in Safed
Personal life
Bornc. 1505
Salonica, Ottoman Empire
Died1584
Safed, Ottoman Empire
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
BuriedSafed Old Jewish Cemetery

Solomon ha-Levi Alkabetz (Hebrew: שלמה הלוי אלקבץ, romanized: Shlomo ha-Levi Alkabetz; c. 1505 – 1584) was a rabbi, kabbalist and poet. He is perhaps best known for his composition of the song Lekha Dodi.

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