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)