Hayyim ben Joseph Vital

Hayyim ben Joseph Vital (Calabria, 1543 – Damascus, 23 April 1620) was a foremost exponent of Kabbalah. Born in Calabria, Italy, as a young boy, Hayyim Vital was educated by the scholar, Rabbi Moses Alshech. Other than that, most of his early life is full of legends. For instance, it is claimed that at the age of twelve, he was told by a chiromancer that when he reached the age of twenty-four, he would find himself standing before two roads, and ... more

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  • 1543

Date of death:

  • Apr 23, 1620 (age 77 years)

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  • Haim Vital,
  • Chaim Vital

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