Education
In Safed he studied under Isaac Luria and Jacob Berab, by whom he was subsequently ordained.
In Safed he studied under Isaac Luria and Jacob Berab, by whom he was subsequently ordained.
He was a disciple of Joseph Fasi in Adrianople and also stayed for a time in Constantinople. He served together with Joseph Karo and Moses Trani on the Safed beth din (law court). Di Curiel"s students included Mordechai HaKohen of Safed and Bezalel Ashkenazi.
An outstanding preacher in his time, his homilies were collected and published, in addition to his Or Ẓaddikim (Salonica 1799).