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• He sharply criticizes the zaddik for spreading the grossest superstition among the Hasidim, and for exploiting the credulity of the ignorant masses.
• In 1610, Pardo published in Amsterdam a transcription in Latin characters of Zaddik ben Joseph Formon's " Obligacion de los Cora鏾nes ", a translation of the " Hobot ha-Lebabot"
• The Behst's concept of the doctrine of the zaddik is the recognition of the existence of superior individuals whose spiritual qualities are greater than those of other human beings and who are outstanding in their higher level of " devekut ".
• So are Aldabi's " Ten Questions on the Soul " ( ? ), interspersed with passages borrowed literally from Joseph ibn Zaddik and Hillel ben Samuel, only a modified form of the " Ten Discussions on the Soul, " which Gerson himself adapted from a book on the soul, probably written by Ibn Gabirol.
• He is one of the foremost sources for teachings from the Baal Shem Tov . Reb Yaacov Yosef was also somewhat known for his abrupt temperament, yet his teachings on the Zaddik, the saint-mystic and holy leader, provide an example of attainment of the highest degree of spiritual solitude, while also exemplifying the piety of a respected leader at the center of the community.
• Moreover, as he said in his Los Angeles Times op ed of 10 / 29 / 02, he would have been much more impressed if the first part of the inscription had said  son of Clopas /  Cleophas /  Cephas or some such thing, which is how individuals connected to this family were known in Palestine in this period and not the more pat or theologically-consistent  Joseph; or if the second part had simply added the cognomen  the " Zaddik "  ( ?????? ) or  Just One,  which was also how James was known by everyone in Palestine at this time according to Eusebius.