Name Nathan Spira Nationality Polish Role Rabbi | Parents Solomon Spiro Religion Judaism | |
Died July 20, 1633, Krakow, Poland | ||
"Le Mégualé Hamoukot - Rabbi Nathan Nata Spira" - BRESLEV SUR LA ROUTE DES TSADIKIM DE POLOGNE
Nathan Nata Spira (Hebrew: נתן נטע שפירא; 1585 – July 20, 1633) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist. He had an important role in spreading Isaac Luria's teachings throughout Poland. Spira was the author of the Megaleh Amukot. Spira was a student of Meir Lublin.
Spira descended from a rabbinical family, which traced its lineage as far back to Rashi, the noted 11th-century French commentator. He was named after his grandfather Nathan Nata Spira, who was rabbi in Hrodna and authored of Mevo Shearim (1575) and Imrei shefer (1597). His father was Solomon Spira.
Spira had seven children, three sons and four daughters. Spira was Chief Rabbi of Kraków, but refused a salary.
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