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“For There I, Hayyim, was Living”:  R. Hayyim Vital and His World

Indeed, G. Scholem believed that it is based on the BT Taanit 29b that you already mentioned in your question here (see Pirkei Yesod BeHavanat HaKabbalah, p. 134 n. 34). Yehuda Libes, however, developed it in his detailed discussion in a long f.n. in his article "HaMashiakh shel HaZohar", in: "HaRaayon HaMeshikhi beIsrael", pp. 146-148 n. 224.

Research Query: Why is the image of an "apple orchard" central to Kabbalah (Zohar, Ari)? True, the core idea of תפוחים (usually translated as apples) as relating to romantic love is found in Song of Songs 3, 3 and 8,5, but why does the Zohar refer to the Garden of Eden as ‘The Orchard of Holy Apples’ – קדישין תפוחין חקל Chakal Tapuchin Kadishin (e.g.

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“For There I, Hayyim, was Living”: R. Hayyim Vital and His World

A Conference Commemorating the 400^th Anniversary of his Death

September 15-16, 2020

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Ben Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East

Due to the on-going Corona condition, the dead-line for submitting proposals has been extended to June 15^th.

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For your inquiry of Prof. Yossi Chajes, regarding Avraham ben Moshe Brod (or Bror? or Brawer?) of 17th-century Prague, who is mentioned in Shabtai Bass's 1680 Siftei yeshenim (p. 35 §16), referred to as a "darshan", responsible for designing and drafting a Lurianic ilan.

Dear Yossy,
The work of this Avraham in Kabbalah in mentioned here:
1. Itzhak Eisik Ben-Yaakov, Otzar haSefarim, Vilna 1880, p. 257 no. 76.

Hello again, shavua tov,
That Hebrewbooks PDF wasn't too sharp -- the family name should be Brod - ברוד.
Using that spelling, I am starting to get some information -- but still happy for any tips!

Best,
Yossi

Dear colleagues, 

I am in search of any information regarding a certain Avraham ben Moshe Brawer of 17th-century Prague. He is mentioned in Shabtai Bass's 1680 Siftei yeshenim (p. 35 §16), where he is referred to as a "darshan" responsible for designing and drafting a Lurianic ilan. His last name is spelled ברור (bet raysh vav raysh, in case Hebrew doesn't come through). 

Many thanks for any help. 

Shabbat shalom,

Yossi Chajes