Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz

Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz (* 1565, † 1619, called the elder ) was a Kabbalistic author, who worked in Prague in the 16th and 17th centuries. His father (probably Akiba and not Jacob) was a son of Abraham Sheftel Horowitz and brother of Isaiah Horovitz.

Works

  • Nishmat Shabbethai ha -Levi, a kabbalistic essay on the nature of the soul, Prague 1616
  • Schefa Valley, kabbalistic commentary to Iggeret Ha - Ta'amin by Aharon Abraham from Karitene, Prague 1612, reprinted in: Frankfurt 1719

In particular, the Schefa valley is highly recommended by his cousin Shabbethai Horowitz in his will to read.

Source

  • Rabbi
  • Born in 1565
  • Died in 1619
  • Man
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