Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag
E585567
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag was a prominent 20th-century Kabbalist and rabbinic scholar best known for his comprehensive commentary on the Zohar and efforts to make Jewish mysticism accessible to a wider audience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century rabbi
ⓘ
Kabbalist ⓘ Torah scholar ⓘ commentator on the Zohar ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ba'al HaSulam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baal HaSulam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Congress Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ Łódź NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Har HaMenuchot cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
centrality of intention in spiritual work
ⓘ
concept of equivalence of form with the Creator ⓘ importance of love of others as a spiritual principle ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Jewish mysticism ⓘ Kabbalistic exegesis ⓘ ethics ⓘ |
| fullName | Yehuda Leib Ashlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
contemporary Kabbalah movements in Israel ⓘ various modern Kabbalah study groups worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isaac Luria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag's rabbinic teachers in Poland ⓘ The Zohar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comprehensive commentary on the Zohar
ⓘ
emphasis on altruism and love of others ⓘ making Kabbalah accessible to wider audiences ⓘ systematization of Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Hasidism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
Israeli
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
HaSulam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Introduction to the Book of Zohar NERFINISHED ⓘ Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulam commentary on the Zohar NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud Eser Sefirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
rabbinic judge in Warsaw
ⓘ
rabbinic leader in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| teachingFocus |
integration of Kabbalah with daily life and ethics
ⓘ
structured study of Kabbalah for the public ⓘ |
| yearOfAliyah | 1921 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.