Isaiah ben Jacob HaLevi Horowitz was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist. He was the most illustrious member of the distinguished Horowitz family, a family that descended from R. Zerachiah HaLevi of Gerona. He was born in Prague and studied with his father and the greatest rabbis of his day. After serving in various communities, he returned to the city of his birth as chief rabbi. In 1621, he moved to the land of Israel, where he was appointed chief rabbi of the Ashkenazic community in Jerusalem. He moved to Safed and Tiberias shortly after being ransomed from captivity in 1625, during which time, he further immersed himself in kabbalistic study. His great work, Shenei Luchot HaBrit ("The Two Tablets of the Law"), published by his son, is almost unparalleled in its impact on Ashkenazic Jewish life, having played an enormous role in the spread and popularization of kabbalistic ideas. He had a significant impact on the emergence of Chasidut, which sprang up soon after his passing, through his teachings and his descendants, some of whom became great Chasidic leaders.
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