:"arizal" redirects here. for the indonesian film director, see arizal (director).  isaac (ben solomon) luria ashkenazi (1534fine 2003, p. 24 â july 25, 1572) (hebrew: ×Ö´×¦Ö°×Ö¸×§ ×× ×©××× ××Ö¼×¨Ö°×Ö¸× ××©×× ×× yitzhak ben sh'lomo lurya ashkenazi), commonly known as "ha'ari"derived from the acronym for "elohi rabbi itzhak", the godly rabbi isaac or "adoneinu rabbeinu isaac" (our master, our rabbi, isaac). (meaning "the lion"), "ha'ari hakadosh" [the holy ari] or "arizal"http://www.safed-kabbalah.com/arizal/biography.htm [the ari, of blessed memory (zikhrono livrakha)], was a foremost rabbi and jewish mystic in the community of safed in the galilee region of ottoman palestine. he is considered the father of contemporary kabbalah, his teachings being referred to as lurianic kabbalah. while his direct literary contribution to the kabbalistic school of safed was extremely minute (he wrote only a few poems), his spiritual fame led to their veneration and the acceptance of his authority. the works of his disciples compiled his oral teachings into writing. every custom of the ari was scrutinized, and many were accepted, even against previous practice. luria died at safed on july 25, 1572 (5 av 5332). he was buried in the old cemetery of safed. == early life ==  luria was born in 1534 in jerusalem in what is now the old yishuv court museum to an ashkenazi father, solomon, and a sephardic mother.fine 2003, p. 29 sefer hakavanot u'ma'aseh nissim records that one day luria's father remained in the beth kneset alone, studying, when eliyahu hanavi appeared to him and said, "i have been sent to you by the almighty to bring you tidings that your holy wife shall conceive and bear a child, and that you must call him yitzchak. he shall begin to deliver israel from the klipot [husks, forces of evil]. through him, numerous souls will receive their tikkun. he is also destined to reveal many hidden mysteries in the torah and to expound on the zohar. his fame will spread throughout the world. take care therefore that you not circumcise him before i come to be the sandak [who holds the child during the [[b
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