Ketem Paz on Zoharכתם פז על ספר הזהר
Tzfat · 1561
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Ketem Paz author
Ketem Paz author
1486 CE–1585 CE · Acharonim · Spain (medieval)
Shimon Lavi, known as the author of the Ketem Paz, was a prominent Kabbalist and halakhic authority who lived in Tripoli during the golden age of sixteenth-century Jewish mysticism. Born around 1486, he was active in Tripoli's luminous circle of Kabbalists and served as a teacher and spiritual guide in that holy city. His magnum opus, the Ketem Paz (a commentary on the Zohar), became one of the most influential Kabbalistic works of the early modern period, synthesizing Zoharic teachings with the innovations of earlier Kabbalists. He died around 1585, leaving behind a legacy that shaped Kabbalistic study and practice for centuries to come.
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Spain (medieval)ספרדIberian Peninsula
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