Shabbethai Sheftel Horowitz

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Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz ( Shabbatai the Elder ; born 1565 ; died 1619 ) was a Jewish scholar and Kabbalist in Prague . He was a nephew of Isaiah Horovitz and cousin of Shabbethai Horowitz . His father was Akiba Scheftel Horowitz, his grandfather Abraham Horowitz.

Works

  • Nishmat Shabbethai ha-levi. Kabbalistic essay on the nature of the soul, Prague 1616.
  • Schefa valley . Kabbalistic commentary on Iggeret Ha-Ta'amin by Aharon Abraham from Karitene , Prague 1612, reprinted: Frankfurt am Main 1719.

The Schefa Valley in particular is warmly recommended for reading by his cousin Shabbethai Horowitz in his will.

Web links

  1. Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz in the Jewish Encyclopedia , New York 1901–1906, accessed May 18, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Horowitz, Shabbethai Sheftel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Horowitz, Shabtai Sheftel; Horowitz, Shabtai Sheftel the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION cabalistic rabbi
DATE OF BIRTH 1565
DATE OF DEATH 1619