Isaac Luria

Isaac Luria

male, deceased (1572)
Hayim Vital, ShabbetaiTzvi, Hasidic Judaism, From Jerusalem, hasidism, Safed
Rabbi Isaac Luria was a Jewish mystic in Safed. His name today is attached to all of the mystic thought in Safed: while his literary contribution...
Nathan Of Gaza

Nathan Of Gaza

male, deceased (1680)
hebrew, jewish mysticism, From Jerusalem, Sabbateans, Nathan Benjamin ben Elisha ha-Levi Ghazzati, ShabbetaiTzvi
Nathan Benjamin ben Elisha ha-Levi Ghazzati or Nathan of Gaza (Hebrew: נתן עזתי) was a theologian, born in Jerusalem, who became famous as a prophet...

Joseph Escapa

male, deceased (1662)
rabbi, smyrna, salonica, Rosh yeshivas, Early Acharonim, excommunicated…ShabbetaiTzvi
Joseph Escapa (ca. 1572-1662) served in the rabbinate of Smyrna. He was probably born at Uskup, European Turkey, after which place he is named. At...