Yaakov Nazir of Lunel | יעקב הנזיר

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R. Yaakov Nazir of Lunel, Provence, 12th-13th centuries, early kabbalist and link between esoteric traditions in the West and East:

Grab your hot beverage of choice ☕🍵 and come hang out with this week’s fascinating rabbi, R. Yaakov Nazir of Lunel. He was an early kabbalist and eclectic thinker who made his way from Provence to Eretz Yisrael, creating a link between Western & Eastern esoteric traditions.

— Dr. Tamar Marvin (@tamar_marvin) November 8, 2021