Yisrael Sarug
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Yisrael Sarug was a 16th-century Kabbalist known for disseminating and interpreting the mystical teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria (the Arizal) across Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yisrael Sarug canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
16th-century person
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Jewish mystic ⓘ Kabbalist ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activity | traveling and teaching Kabbalah in European communities ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Safed school of Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sephardic and Mediterranean Jewish milieu ⓘ |
| doctrineTransmitted |
Lurianic doctrine of shevirat ha-kelim
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Lurianic doctrine of tikkun NERFINISHED ⓘ Lurianic doctrine of tzimtzum ⓘ |
| era | post-Spanish Expulsion Jewish diaspora ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Kabbalah
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Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Kabbalistic commentary
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mystical teaching ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key mediator between Safed Kabbalah and European Jewry ⓘ |
| influenced |
European Kabbalists of the 16th century
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later Lurianic Kabbalah literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Isaac Luria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
esoteric interpretations of tzimtzum and sefirot
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spreading Lurianic ideas beyond the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
disseminating the teachings of Isaac Luria
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interpreting the teachings of Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| occupation |
Kabbalist
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rabbi ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Lurianic school of Safed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
interpreter of Lurianic symbolism
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transmitter of Lurianic doctrines ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline | contemplative Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Isaac Luria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly studies on the transmission of Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
Europe
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| tradition | Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
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