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A disciple of this thinker discussed one of his ideas in terms of a “folded garment” with 231 “gates.” A process discussed by this thinker begins with the formation of the Father and the Small Face among other “faces” in the world of emanation. This thinker imagined a cosmic catastrophe (15[1])in which light emanated from the Primordial Man and then shattered the vessels that were meant to receive it, (15[1])causing sparks to be trapped in “husks” called (*) qlippoth (-5[1])(“kleep-OTE”). This thinker (10[1])lived in Safed and taught (10[1])Chaim Vital, (10[1])who collected his teachings like (10[1]-5[1])tikkun olam in the book Etz Chaim. According to this thinker, creation began when Ein Sof, (10[1])the Infinite, (10[1])performed an act of “withdrawal” or “contraction” called tzimtzum. For 10 points, name this 16th-century rabbi known as “the (10[1])lion” who pioneered a namesake branch of Kabbalah. ■END■ (10[3]0[2])

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