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49:17
The Spanish Expulsion's Aftermath and Messianic Yearning (49:17)
Professor Jeffrey Woolf gives a fascinating historical account of Jewish life after the Spanish expulsion and the effects it had on the varies Jewish communities worldwide. Learn why the rise of Shabbtai Tzvi took place, and why so many Jews hoped he wasn’t the fraud he turned out to be. Also discover the reason for the fierce opposition to the rise of Chassidic Judaism.
Professor Jeffrey Woolf (5)
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1:00:24
The Modern Mystical Movement: Three Centuries of Chassidim (1:00:24)
The Chasidic movement arose as one of Judaism’s responses to modernity. Chasidism sought to intensify traditional Jewish observance, placing greater emphasis on mystical spirituality, enthusiasm, and community. Trace the rise and development of Chasidism in Europe, its move to North America and Israel, and its influence on Judaism
Professor Lawrence Schiffman (17)
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4:22
Jacob Frank and the Burning of the Talmud (4:22)
One of the more colorful false messiahs in Jewish history, Jacob Frank made a career of conversion--first to Islam, then to Christianity, all the while leading a neo-Sabbatean movement that emphasized antinomian "purification through transgression
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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44:14
Moshiach: A Fundamental Jewish Belief (44:14)
Signs of Moshiach: after experiencing the unlimited pleasures of today's world, we can adopt a religious lifestyle. Rabbi Mendel Samuels explains the effect that Shabbtai Tzvi had on the Jews and the next 400 years of the people's relationship with the belief in Moshiach
Rabbi Mendel Samuels (2)
