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Rabbi Gikatilla was born in Medinaceli, Spain in 1248.
While still in his twenties and strongly under the influence of Rabbi Abulafia's teachings, Rabbi Gikatilla composed his first Kabbalistic work, Ginnat Egoz or the Nut Garden.
Gikatilla wrote several other important works on philosophy and Kabbalah. Perhaps his best known work is the Sha'arei Ora or Gates of Light, which appears to have been influenced by Moses de Leon's Zohar.
Rabbi Gikatilla became known for his depth of knowledge of Kabbalah and the inner mysteries, to the point that he gained a reputation as miracle worker and was sometimes referred to as Joseph Ba'al ha-Nissim, or Joseph the Thaumaturge.
He lived much of his life in Segovia, and died sometime after 1305 in Pe–afiel, Spain.
Poems by Joseph Gikatilla
Recommended Books: Joseph Gikatilla
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Related Links
Joseph ben Abraha Gikatilla - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_ben_Abraham_Gikatilla
Short biography and introduction to his major works.
Joseph Gikatilla (Spanish Kabbalist) - Britannica Online
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/233473/Joseph-Gikatilla
Very short biography.
JewishEncyclopedia.com - Gikatilla, Joseph B. Abraham
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=226&letter=G
Brief biography with an exploration of his system of gematria.
Nehora - Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla
http://www.nehora.com/index.cfm/category/198/rabbi-yosef-gikatilla.cfm
A good source for Rabbi Gikatilla's books in Hebrew.
