Safed Kabbalistic circle

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The Safed Kabbalistic circle was a 16th-century mystical Jewish community in the Galilean town of Safed, renowned for its influential development of Lurianic Kabbalah and innovative spiritual practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish mystical community
Kabbalistic circle
religious movement
activePeriod 16th century
associatedWith Elijah de Vidas
Hayim Vital
Isaac Luria
Joseph Karo
Moses Cordovero
linked to: Moshe Cordovero

Moshe Alshich
linked to: R. Moshe Alshich

Shlomo Alkabetz
associatedWork Etz Hayim
linked to: Etz Chaim

Lecha Dodi
Pardes Rimonim
Reshit Hokhmah
linked to: Reshit Ḥokhmah
coreDoctrine shevirat ha-kelim
tikkun olam
tzimtzum
linked to: Tzimtzum
corePractice ascetic practices
communal singing of piyyutim
meditative kavanot
mystical prayer
nocturnal study sessions
country Ottoman Empire
developedFormOf Kabbalah
developedInto Lurianic Kabbalah
linked to: Safed Kabbalah
floruit mid-16th century
hasKeyFigure Elijah de Vidas
Hayim Vital
Isaac Luria
Joseph Karo
Moses Cordovero
linked to: Moshe Cordovero

Moshe Alshich
linked to: R. Moshe Alshich

Shlomo Alkabetz
influenced Hasidic Judaism
linked to: Hasidism

Jewish ethical literature
Jewish liturgy
Jewish messianic movements
early modern Jewish mysticism
knownFor development of Lurianic Kabbalah
emphasis on messianic redemption
innovative spiritual practices
mystical interpretation of Torah
language Aramaic
Hebrew
locatedIn Galilee
Ottoman Empire
locatedInPresentDay Israel
mainLocation Safed
partOf Jewish communities in Ottoman Palestine
religiousOrientation halakhic
mystical
religiousTradition Judaism

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Sabbath Queen developedIn Safed Kabbalistic circle
subject linked to: Sabbath queen
Israel Sarug associatedWith Lurianic school of Safed
linked to: Safed Kabbalistic circle
Idra Rabba isAttributedTo circle of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
linked to: Safed Kabbalistic circle
Old Cemetery of Safed associatedWith Safed Kabbalistic circle