Rabbi Avraham Galanti
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| − | '''Rabbi Avraham Galanti''' was a Kabbalist living in [[Safed]] in the second half of the 16th century. He was born to a family that had fled Spain in 1492, and had then settled in Rome. Their original surname Angel had been changed to Galanti. As a young man he moved to Israel along with his older brother Rabbi Moshe Galanti and studied [[Kabbalah]] there with [[Rabbi Moshe Cordovero]]. | + | '''Rabbi Avraham Galanti''' was a Kabbalist living in [[Safed]] in the second half of the 16th century. He was born to a family that had fled Spain in 1492, and had then settled in Rome. Their original surname Angel had been changed to Galanti. As a young man he moved to Israel along with his older brother Rabbi Moshe Galanti and studied [[Kabbalah]] there with [[Rabbi Moshe Cordovero]]. Rabbi Avraham Galanti was very wealth and funded the original building on the tomb of the [[Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai|Rashbi]] and his son [[Rabbi Elazar ben Rabbi Shimon|Rabbi Elazar]]. |
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Revision as of 21:22, 2 February 2014
Rabbi Avraham Galanti was a Kabbalist living in Safed in the second half of the 16th century. He was born to a family that had fled Spain in 1492, and had then settled in Rome. Their original surname Angel had been changed to Galanti. As a young man he moved to Israel along with his older brother Rabbi Moshe Galanti and studied Kabbalah there with Rabbi Moshe Cordovero. Rabbi Avraham Galanti was very wealth and funded the original building on the tomb of the Rashbi and his son Rabbi Elazar.
Writings
Rabbi Avraham Galanti wrote several Kabbalistic commentaries...
- Kinat Setarim - on the book of Eicha it was published in in Kol Bokhim: lamentations for the 9th of Av.
- Zekhut Avot - on Massechet Avot, published as one of the four commentaries in 'Beit Avot'.
- Yerah Yakar - a commentary on the Zohar.
Kever Rabbi Avraham Galanti
Rabbi Avraham Galanti is know to have been buried in the old Beit Hakvarot of Tzfat, although the exact location is no longer known. Some claim that he is buried in the cave of the 'Elders of Tzfat' along with Rabbi Yakov Beirav and Rabbi Moshe Alsheich.