Isaac Luria

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Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria, commonly known in Jewish religious circles as Ha'ari, Ha'ari Hakadosh or Arizal, was a leading rabbi and Jewish mystic in the community of Safed in the Galilee region of Ottoman Palestine, now Israel. He is considered the father of contemporary Kabbalah, his teachings being referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah.

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Isaac (Biblical figure). Etymology: From Ysaac, from Isaac, from Ἰσαάκ, from tr=Yiṣḥāq. Explained in Genesis as referring to his mother Sarah’s laughing when she was told she would have a son at her old age. The verb is masculine, however, perhaps due to its use as a boy’s name.

The name Isaac is of English origin, meaning "Isaac (Biblical figure). Etymology: From Ysaac, from Isaac, from Ἰσαάκ, from tr=Yiṣḥāq. Explained in Genesis as referring to his mother Sarah’s laughing when she was told she would have a son at her old age. The verb is masculine, however, perhaps due to its use as a boy’s name.". It is traditionally a male name.

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