Rabbi Elazar Azikri
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− | '''Rabbi Elazar Azikri''' was a Kabbalist who lived in Tzfat during it's golden age at the same time as the | + | '''Rabbi Elazar Azikri''' was a Kabbalist who lived in Tzfat during it's golden age at the same time as the [[Rabbi-Yitzchak-Luria|Arizal]] and [[Rabbi Yosef Karo]]. He is the author of the Yidid Nefesh song which is recited in many communities before the Kabbalat Shabbot during Friday night prayers and also as one of the Zimiros sung during the Third Shabbot meal. |
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==Kever Rabbi Elazar Azikri== | ==Kever Rabbi Elazar Azikri== | ||
− | Rabbi Elazar Azikri is buried in the [[Ancient Tzfat Cemetery]] right next to the Kever of the holy [[Rabbi-Yitzchak-Luria|Arizal]] | + | Rabbi Elazar Azikri is buried in the [[Ancient Tzfat Cemetery]] right next to the Kever of the holy [[Rabbi-Yitzchak-Luria|Arizal]]. |
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File:00001586 tomb rabbi elazar azkari.jpg | File:00001586 tomb rabbi elazar azkari.jpg | ||
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