The Catastrophe of Sabbetai Zvi
Sabbetai Zvi was a manic-depressive who had a huge effect on world Jewry in the Ottoman Empire and on the study of Kabbalah. See also: Shabbatai Zvi and Sabbateanism
Sabbetai Zvi was a manic-depressive who had a huge effect on world Jewry in the Ottoman Empire and on the study of Kabbalah. See also: Shabbatai Zvi and Sabbateanism
Overview Overview- Shlomo Molkho and David Reuveni Primary sources Jacob Marcus, The Jew in the Medieval World- A Sourcebook, 315-1791, New York- JPS, 1938. David Reubeni (1522-1525).” In Jewish Travellers, edited by Elkan Nathan Adler. London- G. Routledge & Sons, 1930, 251-328. “Takkanot of Italy” [Jewish Communal Ordinances of Italy]. In Jewish Self-Government in […]
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Frontispiece shows Sabbatai Zvi crowned king, as well as S.Z. sitting at table with twelve elders. For higher resolution click here.
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After the Expulsion from Spain and the forced conversions in Portugal, many Jews and New Christians, seeking an explanation for the twin disasters, saw in them signs of the approaching messianic era – that is, the necessary “birth pangs.” They could point to a series of events that appeared to be further signs- the conquest […]