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317: 120:, Aberlin is depicted as a woman who frequently had mystical experiences, ranging from seeing pillars of fire to encountering Elijah the Prophet. She was reportedly "accustomed to seeing visions, demons, souls, and angels," and made prophecies of the future. 109:, with whom she was very close), establishing a court for mystics to study and practice within. She herself was a leading mystical figure, particularly known for regularly experiencing mystical visions, from pillars of fire to 67: 407: 402: 397: 382: 123:
Her date of death is not recorded but she made an intervention in a case of spirit possession involving a young woman in Damascus in 1609.
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Her brother was R. Judah Mishan, a well-known mystic, and her family is believed to have been from
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but moved to Safed, becoming a leader of the Ashkenazic Jewish community of
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This biographical article about a person notable in connection with
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Jewish Mystical Autobiographies: Book of Visions and Book of Secrets
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Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues
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In 1564, she married Judah Aberlin, a man who had been born in
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Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism
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Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism
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Taitz, Emily; Henry, Sondra; Tallan, Cheryl (2003-02-01).
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The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E.
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The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E.
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Jewish mystic
Sefer ha-Ḥezyonot
Hayyim Vital
Sabbateanism
Safed
Salonika
Safed
Jerusalem
Damascus
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital
Elijah the Prophet
Francesa Sarah of Safed
The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E.
"He Said She Said: Hearing the Voices of Pneumatic Early Modern Jewish Women"
doi
10.2979/NAS.2005.-.10.99
ISSN
0793-8934
JSTOR
40326599





Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism
ISBN
978-0-8122-0155-0
"Rachel Aberlin"

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