Azriel of Gerona

Azriel of Gerona
Personal
Born
Azriel ben Menahem

c. 1160
Diedc.1238
ReligionJudaism
ChildrenRav Yehudi al-Taras

Todros Taroç (al-Taras)

Ezra al-Taras
Parent
  • Rabbi Menahem of Gerona (father)
Jewish leader
PredecessorIsaac the Blind
SuccessorNachmanides and Abraham Zacuto
Main workShaar ha-Shoel
Dynastyal-Taras

Azriel ibn Menahem ibn Ibrahim al-Tarās (Arabic: عزريل بن مناحيم بن ابراهيم التاراس Azrēyl bin Mināḥīm ben Ibrāhim āl-Tārās; Hebrew: עזריאל בן מנחם בן אברהם אלתראס ʿÁzrīyʾēl ben Mənáḥēm ben ʾAḇrāhām al-Taras; c. 1160c. 1238) also known as Azriel of Girona was the founder of speculative Kabbalah and the Gironian Kabbalist school. He is known for implementing Neoplatonic thought into mainstream kabbalistic tradition.