Reshit Chochmah
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Reshit Chochmah is a seminal 16th-century Kabbalistic work by Eliyahu de Vidas that systematizes mystical ethics and spiritual practice within the Safed Kabbalah tradition.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ethical text
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Kabbalistic work ⓘ mystical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide spiritual practice
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integrate Kabbalah with daily conduct ⓘ systematize mystical ethics ⓘ |
| author | Eliyahu de Vidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnVerse | Psalms 111:10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| circulation | widely copied and printed in Jewish communities ⓘ |
| contains |
ethical exhortations
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halakhic material ⓘ kabbalistic interpretations ⓘ quotations from Midrash ⓘ quotations from Talmud ⓘ quotations from Zohar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical literature
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mussar literature ⓘ mystical ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hasidic thought
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Sephardic pietistic traditions ⓘ later mussar movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isaac Luria
NERFINISHED
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Moses Cordovero NERFINISHED ⓘ Zohar NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier mussar literature ⓘ |
| kabbalisticSchool | Safed Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ascetic practices
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divine service ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ fear of God ⓘ love of God ⓘ meditation ⓘ repentance ⓘ spiritual refinement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing Safed mystical piety
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synthesizing ethics and Kabbalah ⓘ |
| placeAssociated | Safed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | divided into thematic gates ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Beginning of Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kabbalists
NERFINISHED
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ethical teachers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
mussar study circles
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yeshiva study ⓘ |
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