Yahrtzeit
Rav Chaim Vital (Alternate Tradition)
29 Nisan
1542 – 1620
Role
Kabbalist
Location
Tzefat / Damascus
Works
Eitz Chaim, Sha'ar HaGilgulim, Sha'arei Kedushah
Yahrzeit of Rav Chaim Vital (1542–1620) according to those who observe it on 29 Nisan rather than 30 Nisan. The foremost disciple of the Arizal (Rabbi Yitzchak Luria) and the primary transmitter of Lurianic Kabbalah. His monumental writings, including Eitz Chaim and Sha'ar HaGilgulim, form the foundation of all subsequent Kabbalistic study.