Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of reuben david spira”. Today it says “polish rabbi and kabbalist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “The Spiro Ancestor”. It now reads “Polish rabbi and kabbalist (1585–1633)”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Nathan Nata Spira ( ; 1585 – July 20, 1633 ) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist.1 He had an important role in spreading Isaac Luria 's teachings throughout Poland. Spira was the author of the Megaleh Amukot .2Spira was a student of Meir Lublin .3Spira descended from a rabbinical family, which traced its lineage as far back to Rashi , the noted 11th-century French commentator. He was named after his grandfather Nathan Nata Spira, who was rabbi in Hrodna and authored of Mevo Shearim (1575) and Imrei shefer (1597). His father was Solomon Spira. Spira had seven children, three sons and four daughters. Spira was Chief Rabbi of Kraków , but refused a salary. YIVO (Institute for Jewish Research) . An Ancient Lineage: European Roots of a Jewish family : Gelles-Griffel-Wahl-Chajes-Safier-Loew-Taube .4
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Nathan Nata Spira (alternatively, "Spiro", "Shapiro", "Shapira") (died 1662) was the son of Reuben David Spira , and associate rabbi of Cracow . He was sent from Jerusalem to Germany and Italy to collect alms. Most of his works are kabbalistic in nature, including: Tub ha-Areẓ (Venice, 1655; Zolkiev, 1781), on the excellencies of the Holy Land, on the holy vessels, etc. [1] Yayin ha-Meshummar (ib. 1660), on Yayin Nesek Maẓẓot Shimmurim (ib. 1665), on the mezuzah , ẓiẓit , etc. Azulai saw the manuscripts of his religious discourses and of several of his cabalistic works. Nathan died at Reggio , Italy , in 1662.
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Nathan Nata Spira ( ; 1585 – 20 July 1633) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist, who served as Chief Rabbi of Kraków .A student of Meir Lublin , Spira played an important role in spreading Isaac Luria 's teachings throughout Poland.Spira was the author of a number of works, most notably the Megaleh Amukot .There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The Spiro Ancestor Nathan Nata Spira ( ; 1585 – 20 July 1633) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist, who served as Chief Rabbi of Kraków . A student of Meir Lublin , Spira played an important role in spreading Isaac Luria 's teachings throughout Poland. Spira was the author of a number of works, most notably the Megaleh Amukot . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The Spiro Ancestor Nathan Nata Spira ( Hebrew : נָתָן נָטָע שַׁפִּירָא ; 1585 – 20 July 1633) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist, who served as Chief Rabbi of Kraków . A student of Meir Lublin , Spira played an important role in spreading Isaac Luria 's teachings throughout Poland. Spira was the author of a number of works, most notably the Megaleh Amukot . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of reuben david spira”. Today it says “polish rabbi and kabbalist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “The Spiro Ancestor”. It now reads “Polish rabbi and kabbalist (1585–1633)”. Read the current article and compare.
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polish rabbi and kabbalist
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