1620
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Jewish scholar (born 1542)
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Jewish scholar (born 1542)
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital
Rabbi and foremost disciple of Isaac Luria (1542–1620)
- Died
- 1620
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital 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."