Major Kabbalistic Works

Safed Kabbalistic Works

Click on these links for information on the major works of these Kabbalists:

Rabbi Moshe Alshich
Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai ("Rashbi")
Rabbi Yosef Caro ("Beit Yosef")
Rabbi Moshe Cordevero ("Ramak")
Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (Ha'Ari") — see:
Rabbi Chaim Vital

In addition, click here for a bibliography of additional readings

By Yerachmiel Tilles

Yerachmiel Tilles is the co-founder of Ascent-of-Safed, and was its educational director for 18 years. He is the creator of www.ascentofsafed.com and www.kabbalaonline.org and currently the director of both sites. He is also a well-known storyteller, a columnist for numerous chassidic publications, and a staff rabbi on AskMoses.com, as well as and the author of "Saturday Night, Full Moon": Intriguing Stories of Kabbalah Sages, Chasidic Masters and other Jewish Heroes.

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