Yehuda Fetaya | |
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יהודה פתיה | |
 Headstone of Rav Yehuda Fatiyah | |
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| Born | 1859 (1859) Baghdad,  Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1942 (aged 82–83) Jerusalem,  Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Ottoman, Mandatory Palestine, and Iraqi Jew |
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| Other names | Yehuda ben Moshe ben Yeshou`ah Fetaya |
| Occupation | Rabbi, kabbalist |
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| Religion | Judaism |
Yehuda Fetaya (Yehuda ben Moshe ben Yeshou`ah Fetaya; 1859–1942) was a leadingKabbalist and authored many works of Kabbalah, among which three are well known,Yayin haReqa`h,Bet Le`hem Yehuda andMin`hat Yehuda.
Yehuda Fatiya was born inBaghdad and died onZaKh Menahem Av inJerusalem. He was the main student of theYosef Hayyim and was also a student of HakhamShimon Agassi.[1]
Yayin haReqa`h is a commentary on the twoIdras of theZohar,Min`hat Yehuda incorporates kabbalistic interpretation ofTanakh through his encounter with spirits, whileBet Le`hem Yehuda, his major work, is the authoritative commentary on theSefer Etz Hayim ofIsaac Luria and his student,Hayim Vital. Like many kabbalists, he practiced thekavanot ofShalom Sharabi.
Fatiyah was famous in Baghdad and later Jerusalem for being the uncontested master in the science ofkosherQame`ot (amulets) and their writing, in the science ofreincarnations and spirits, together withJewishoneiromancy. To this day, the onlyproper 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 fromdemons.[2][3]
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