Isaac Luria

Isaac Luria (1534–August 5 1572) was a Jewish scholar and mystic who was secretly believed by some to be the messiah. In many ways he is the founder of Judaism's Kabbalah in its modern form; modern Jewish mysticism is often referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah.

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1534 - August 5 - 1572 - Jewish - Messiah - Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah

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In Hebrew he is called ???? ?????, Yitzhak Luria, or, Yitzhak ben Solomon Ashkenazi, and he is also known as Isaac Ashkenazi, Ha-Ari or Ari (meaning "The Lion", but also a Hebrew acronym of "Adoneinu Rav Itzhak", or "Our Master Rabbi Isaac"), Arizal ("zal" being a Hebrew acronym for Zikhrono Livrakha - "of blessed memory" - a common Jewish honorific for the deceased).

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Hebrew - Acronym - Rabbi - Honorific

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