Rav Moshe Cordovero Ramak Tomer Devorah

Rabbi Moshe Cordevero (1522-23 Tammuz 1570), known by the anacronym of his name: Ramak, was considered the head of the Tsfat Kabbalists until his death shortly after the arrival of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria. Author of many major works of Kabbalah, including Pardes Rimonim ("Orchard of Pomegranates"), in which he systematized all kabbalistic knowledge that had been revealed until then.

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Perhaps most renowned for Pardes Rimonim

Some of his other more well known seforim include:

• Ohr Ne'erav on the virtues of studying Kabbalah
• Sefer HaGeirushin about the Spanish Expulsion that was revealed to him by an angelic maggid from Heaven
• Eilima Rabasi Introduction to the study of Kabbalah
• Ohr Yakar, a twenty-two volume commentary on the Zohar
• Ohr LeYesharim
• Zivchei Shelamim on the High Holiday Liturgy
• Shiur Komah on Kabbalistic matters
• A commentary on the Siddur Tefillah LeMoshe (Older Edition Siddur Tefila leMoshe Vol1 & Vol 2)
• Tomer Devorah Mussar based on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy