Eliyahu de Vidas
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Eliyahu de Vidas was a 16th-century rabbi in Ottoman Palestine. He was primarily a disciple of Moses ben Jacob Cordovero and Isaac Luria. De Vidas is known for his expertise in the Kabbalah, having wr
Tomb of Eliyahu de Vidas in the old Jewish cemetery in Hebron.
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
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Moses ben Jacob Cordovero was a central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in the Ottoman Empire in 16th-century Safed, located in the modern State of Israel
Eliyahu de Vidas
…Eliyahu de Vidas (Hebrew: אליהו די וידאש; 1518–1587, Hebron) was a 16th-century rabbi in Ottoman Palestine. He was primarily a disciple of Moses ben Jacob Cordovero and Isaac Luria. De Vidas is known for his expertise in the Kabbalah, having written the pietistic work Reshit Chochmah (lit. 'Beginning of Wisdom…
Cordovero's grave in Safed