Tiberias in Kinneret, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

The Holy Shlah
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השל"ה הקדוש

The Holy Shlah Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

1. The Holy Shlah Marker

Inscription. Rabbi Yeshayahu Halevi Horwitz, the "Shlah", a rabbi and kabbalist, one of the greatest Ashkenazi (Western European) scholars, lived in the 15th century. He held religious positions in various Jewish communities across Europe, the main one being in Prague. In his later years he moved to the Land of Israel, residing in Jerusalem where he was appointed chief rabbi of the Ashkenazi community, but was soon forced to flee to Tiberias. In his most famous work, "Shnei Luchot Habrit," he collected and explained many laws and customs, new and old, guiding generations to come.

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It is proper for man to fear the Creator,
who shall be Blessed and Elevated,
and lower himself,
To remember his old age during his youth,
During his successful days to remember his lowly days,
During his joy remember his sighs,
During his marriage remember his shame,
During his good days remember his pain,
During his wealthy days remember his poverty,
During his glory days remember his misfortunes,
Submit to his sins,
And regret all his crimes and malice.

(Laws of Repentance, the Holy Shlah)

(Hebrew text not transcribed)

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Location. 32° 47.405′ N, 35° 32.245′ E. Marker is in Tiberias, Northern District, in Kinneret. It can be reached from Khakham Abulafya Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Rambam (Maimonides) / הרמב"ם (here, next to this marker); Rabbi David Hanagid, Grandson of Maimonides (here, next to this marker); Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides (here, next to this marker); Rabbi Ammi and Rabbi Assi (a few steps from this marker); Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos (a few steps from this marker); Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai (a few steps from this marker); Liberation of Tiberias Memorial

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

2. The Holy Shlah Marker

(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Remains of the Watch Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiberias.

More about this marker. The marker is located at the tomb site of the Rambam.

Also see . . . Isaiah Horowitz (Wikipedia).

Overview: Isaiah or Yeshayahu ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz (Hebrew: ישעיה בן אברהם הלוי הורוויץ), (c. 1555 – March 24, 1630), also known as the Shelah HaKaddosh (השל"ה הקדוש‎ "the holy Shelah") after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent rabbi and mystic.

(Submitted on April 27, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

The Holy Shlah⎯⎯⎯השל"ה הקדוש

The Holy Shlah
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השל"ה הקדוש