Yehuda Fatiyah

 ( 1859 Births ) 

Yehuda Fetaya ( Yehuda ben Moshe ben Yeshou`ah Fetaya; 1859–1942) was a leading Kabbalah and authored many works of Kabbalah, among which three are well known, Yayin haReqa`h, Bet Le`hem Yehuda and Min`hat Yehuda.

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Life Yehuda Fatiya was born in Baghdad and died on ZaKh Menahem Av in Jerusalem. He was the main student of the Yosef Hayyim and was also a student of Hakham Shimon Agassi.

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Works Yayin haReqa`h is a commentary on the two of the Zohar, Min`hat Yehuda incorporates kabbalistic interpretation of Tanakh through his encounter with spirits, while Bet Le`hem Yehuda, his major work, is the authoritative commentary on the of Isaac Luria and his student, Hayim Vital. Like many kabbalists, he practiced the Kavanah of Shalom Sharabi.

Fatiyah was famous in Baghdad and later Jerusalem for being the uncontested master in the science of kosher Qame`ot (amulets) and their writing, in the science of Gilgul and spirits, together with Judaism oneiromancy. To this day, the only Kosher amulets have their origin in his teachings, in his identification of their source. He also devoted much writing to the difference between dreams emanating from Heaven and from Demonology. Reb Chaim HaQoton: Dreaming... at blogspot.com

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External links

• The Teachings of Rabbi Yehuda Fatiyah of Yerushalayim
• Nehora: Rabbi Yehuda Fatiyah
• stories of Rabbi Yehuda Fatiyah

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