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Tomer DevorahorThe Palm Tree of Deborah(Hebrew:תומר דבורה) was written in Hebrew in the middle of the 16th century byMoses ben Jacob Cordovero,aJewishkabbalistinSafed,Ottoman Syria.[1]This short text deals mostly with theImitation of Godthrough the acquisition of divine traits, especially those of thesephirot.[2]The first edition was published inVenicein 1588.[1]Although not widely read among Jews today, it is popular in themusar movement,which focuses on the individual cultivation of theThirteen Attributes of Mercyof God.
The title is taken fromJudges 4:5.
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edit- ^ab"REMAḲ (MOSES BEN JACOB CORDOVERO) - JewishEncyclopedia".jewishencyclopedia.Retrieved2 November2024.
- ^Dan, Joseph (1987). "The Safed School of the Kabbalah".Gershom Scholem and the Mystical Dimension of Jewish History.NYU Press. pp. 255–256.JSTORj.ctt9qg6m5.12.Retrieved2 November2024.
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