Rabbi Yitzchak Luria

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Originally named Beit Knesset Eliyahu Hanavi, the [[Ari Sephardi Synagogue|Ari Sepharadi]] is the oldest Synagogue remaining in Tzfat. It was here that the Arizal would pray. In a small room on the side of the Beit Knesset, the Arizal would study with Eliyahu Hanavi. After the passing of the Ari, the Beit Knesset was renamed in his memory. Parts of the current structure were rebuilt twice, after both the [[Safed 1759 Earthquake|1759]] and [[Safed 1837 Earthquake|1837 earthquakes]].
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Revision as of 12:32, 18 January 2013

The Arizal
Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
Hebrew:
רבי יצחק לוריא ,האר"י הקדוש
Life:
1534 Jerusalem – July 25, 1572 (ה' אב ה'של"ב) Safed
Other Names:
Rabbi Isaac Luria, Rebbe Yitzchak ben Shlomo Ashkenazi, The Holy Ari, The Arizal, Ha'ARI, Ha'ARI Hakadosh
Spelling:
Yitzhak, ARIZaL
Kever:
Old Cemetery, Tzfat
Hillula:
5th of Av
Description:
Leading Kabbalist and the founder of the modern Kabbala.

Rabbi Yitzchak Luria also known as the Ari Hakadosh and the Arizal was one of the leading Kabbalists to ever live. Born in Yerushalaim, he moved to Egypt at a young age, where through tremendous self effort, prayers and seclusion he managed to reach tremendous spiritual heights. At age 35, the Ari moved to Tzfat, becoming its leading Kabbalist after the passing of the Ramak. Despite the short amount of time he lived in Tzfat before passing away in 1572, the Ari managed to implant his teaching in a group of students, which began a new era in the history of the Kabbalah. Each year tens of thousands of people visit the kever of the Arizal in the Ancient Tzfat Cemetery.

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Students

Referred to as the Guri HaAri (the lion cubs), the students of the Arizal included Rabbi Chaim Vital, Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Nun

Synagogues and Mikva

Ari Ashkenazi

Each Friday night the Arizal and his students went to greet the Shabbos in a field at the edge of the city right next to the Gerigos Synagogue where the repented marranos used to pray. This Beit Knesset was renamed the Ari Ashkinazi after the passing of the Arizal. It was named Ashkenazi to differentiate it from the Ari Sepharadi Shul. Later a second Bais Midrash was built right next door. It is assumed that the exact location where the Arizal and his students used to pray is the courtyard outside the building.

Ari Sepharadi

Originally named Beit Knesset Eliyahu Hanavi, the Ari Sepharadi is the oldest Synagogue remaining in Tzfat. It was here that the Arizal would pray. In a small room on the side of the Beit Knesset, the Arizal would study with Eliyahu Hanavi. After the passing of the Ari, the Beit Knesset was renamed in his memory. Parts of the current structure were rebuilt twice, after both the 1759 and 1837 earthquakes.

Arizal Mikva

Kever HaAri

Hillula of the Ari

The yahrtzeit of the Arizal falls out on 5th of Av. Each year thousands of people visit his Kever on this day.

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