Yahrtzeit

Rav Yeshayahu Horowitz (Shelah HaKadosh)

11 Nisan

1560 – 1630

Next Occurrence

Sunday, March 29, 2026

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Role

Chief Rabbi of Prague / Jerusalem

Location

Prague / Jerusalem

Works

Shnei Luchot HaBrit (Shelah)

Rav Yeshayahu Halevi Horowitz (1565–1630), the renowned Kabbalist and author of Shnei Luchot HaBrit (the Shelah HaKadosh). He served in major rabbinical positions across Europe — including Frankfurt and Prague — before emigrating to Eretz Yisrael. He passed away in Tiberias at approximately age 65. His magnum opus covers halachah, Kabbalah, mussar, and custom.