Rabbi Nathan Nota Spira was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist who served as chief rabbi of Krakow in the early 17th-century. He came from a long line of Torah scholars claiming descent from the celebrated 11th-century commentator Rashi. He led the Krakow community and its yeshiva but did not take a salary, as his in-laws supported him financially. Rabbi Spira focused on talmudic analysis with his yeshiva students, but his community sermons had mystical elements and inspired many listeners to study Kabbalah. His writings include a commentary on the Rif’s Halakhot and two works titled Megalleh Amukkot: a full Torah commentary and an extensive analysis offering 252 explanations of Moses’ prayer to enter the land of Israel.
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