Back عزرائيل جيرونا ARZ Azriel de Girona Catalan Azriel von Gerona German Azriel de Gerona Spanish Azriel (kabbaliste juif) French עזרא ועזריאל בני שלמה HE Azriel Italian Azriēls no Žironas Latvian/Lettish Azriel de Girona Portuguese Азриэль из Жероны Russian
Azriel of Gerona | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Azriel ben Menahem c. 1160 |
| Died | c.1238 |
| Children | Rav Yehudi al-Taras Ezra al-Taras |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Isaac the Blind |
| Successor | Nachmanides and Abraham Zacuto |
Azriel ibn Menahem ibn Ibrahim al-Tarās (Arabic: عزريل بن مناحيم بن ابراهيم التاراس Azrēyl bin Mināḥīm ben Ibrāhim āl-Tārās; Hebrew: עזריאל בן מנחם בן אברהם אלתראס ʿÁzrīyʾēl ben Mənáḥēm ben ʾAḇrāhām al-Taras; c. 1160 – c. 1238) also known as Azriel of Girona was the founder of speculative Kabbalah and the Gironian Kabbalist school. He is known for implementing Neoplatonic thought into mainstream kabbalistic tradition.