Joseph ben Solomon Ṭaiṭazaḳ (Hebrew: יוסף בן שלמה טאיטאצק), also referred to by the acronym MahaRITaTS, was a talmudic authority and kabalist who lived...

yourself" (Deuteronomy 10:20). Joseph Tzayach (1505–1573), influenced by Abulafia, taught his own system of meditation. Tzayach was probably the last Kabbalist...

critical analysis and programmatic discussion (Scholars Press, Atlanta 1985); Joseph Dan's Gershom Scholem and the mystical dimension of Jewish history (New...