Moses ben Jacob Cordovero

Rabbi Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (* 1522, † May 27 1570 ) Acronym: RaMaK, was one of the most important Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. He taught from 1540 until his death in the Galilean city of Safed (Hebrew " Zefat " ), which is considered as the most important center of the spiritual tradition of Judaism.

Biographical

Cordovero ancestors belonged to the Sephardic Judaism and came from the Iberian Peninsula. They were forced in 1492 after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain to escape. The birthplace Cordovero is unknown. Secured is only the beginning of his stay in Safed in 1540., Where he studied for several years at the Rabbis Yosef Karo ( 1488-1575 ), the author of the Shulchan Aruch and Shlomo ha -Levi Alkabez ( 1505-1576 ). The most important pupil Cordovero was the Kabbalist Isaac Luria.

Teaching

Cordovero worked as a teacher of Torah and Talmud as well as a lawyer and judge. He also wrote several spiritual writings. These are mainly influenced by the major work of the Kabbalah, the Zohar and comment on this. His main work is the extensive Pardes Rimonim scripture (Hebrew, Garden of Pomegranates '), in which he reveals the dynamics of creation in 32 " gates " as routes and stations for obtaining wisdom. The image of the 32 goals comes from one of the oldest works of Kabbalah, Sefer Yetzirah the. The dimensions of this path correspond to the 10 Sephiroth. Besides the ethical considerations The work also includes teaching the mystical content of the Hebrew language.

Even in his other writings, especially the Tomer Deborah (, palm tree of Deborah '), Cordovero stressed the indissoluble unity of spiritual knowledge and ethical conduct. For this, the image of a human " imitation of God ", the loving the world and the people turning to serve him.

Works

  • Pardes Rimonim ( Garden of Pomegranates, 1548, first edition Thessaloniki 1584)
  • Or ne'erav ( friendly light, 1547-1570, Venice 1587 )
  • Geruschin Sefer (Book of divorces, with Maggid Revelation, 1550 - Pressure Venice 1553/1602 )
  • Shi'ur coma ( measure of size, 1550-1570 - Pressure Warsaw 1883)
  • Tomer Deborah ( Palm Tree of Deborah, 1560-1568 - Print Venice 1589 )
  • Or Jaqar ( Precious Light, commentary on the Zohar, 1550-1570 )
  • Elimah [ Rabbati ] ( After Elim [ cf. Ex 15.27 ], 1560-1568, Lviv 1881)
  • Perush Avodas Seder Yom Ha - Kippurim (Venice 1587 )
  • Sivche Shlamim ( Lublin 1613 )
  • Tefillah le- Moshe ( Przemysl, 1892)
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