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Tomer Devorah was written in Hebrew in the middle of the 16th century by
Moses CordoveroMoses ben Jacob Cordovero, , was a central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in 16th-century Safed, Israel. He is known by the acronym the Ramak....
, a Jewish kabbalist in
SafedSafed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...
,
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. This short text deals mostly with the
Imitation of God through the acquisition of divine traits, especially those of the sephirot. The first edition was published in
VeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
in 1588. Although not widely read among Jews today, it is popular in the
mussarThe Musar movement is a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement that developed in 19th century Eastern Europe, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews. The Hebrew term Musar , is from the book of Proverbs 1:2 meaning instruction, discipline, or conduct...
tradition, which focuses on the individual cultivation of the
middotThe Thirteen Attributes of Mercy or Shelosh-'Esreh Middot enumerated in Exodus 34:6-7 are the attributes with which, according to Jewish tradition, God governs the world...
, or qualities of God.
The title "Tomer Devorah" is borrowed from the original Hebrew in
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4:5.
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