Moses Alshech was a 16th century Kabbalist and scholar. He was taught by Rabbi Isaac Luria in the city of Safed. He went on later to write a commentary on the Torah. His commentary leans heavily on mystical teachings and the Kabbala. His commentary is still studied among Jewish scholars. Isaac Luria (1534–August 5, 1572) was a Jewish scholar and mystic who was secretly believed by some to be the messiah. ... Safed (Hebrew צפת Tzfat, Arabic صفد Safad, other English spellings Zefat,Safad,Tsfat etc. ... Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...
As a young boy, Vital was educated by the scholar, Rabbi MosesAlshech.
It was an unhappy marriage, and when he left his wife, the prophet Elijah appeared to Vital in a dream and led him to a beautiful garden, where he saw the pious of all ages, in the form of birds, flying through the garden and studying the Mishnah.
Moses accordingly brought Joshua a large part of the manuscripts, and 100 copyists were immediately engaged: in just three days, they were able to reproduce more than 600 pages.
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