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The Sabbateans (or Sabbatians) were a variety of Jewish followers, disciples, and believers in Sabbatai Zevi (1626–1676), [1] [2] [3] an Ottoman Jewish rabbi and Kabbalist who was proclaimed to be the Jewish Messiah in 1666 by Nathan of Gaza.
Illustration of Sabbatai Zevi from 1906 (Joods Historisch Museum). The Dönme (Hebrew: דוֹנְמֶה, romanized: Dōnme, Ottoman Turkish: دونمه, Turkish: Dönme) were a group of Sabbatean crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who were forced to convert to Islam, but retained their Jewish faith and Kabbalistic beliefs in secret.
Sabbatai Zevi was born in the Ottoman city of Smyrna, supposedly on Tisha B'Av—one of Judaism's full fast days—in 1626. In Hebrew, Sabbatai means Saturn , and in Jewish tradition, "the reign of Sabbatai", the highest planet, was often linked to the advent of the Messiah. [ 14 ]
Frankists believed in Sabbatai Zevi, one of the most famous of all self-proclaimed messiahs in Jewish history. He believed in transgressing Jewish commandments in order to elevate the "divine sparks" constrained by them, and he himself actually performed actions that violated traditional Jewish prohibitions, such as eating foods forbidden by kashrut, the Jewish dietary laws, practicing ritual ...
Two of Andrews' books include Testimony of the Fathers of the First Three Centuries Concerning the Sabbath and the First Day [92] and History of the Sabbath. [ 93 ] Traditionally, Seventh-day Adventists teach that the Ten Commandments (including the fourth commandment concerning the sabbath) are part of the moral law of God, not abrogated by ...
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Jacob Emden, also known as Ya'avetz (June 4, 1697 – April 19, 1776), was a leading German rabbi and talmudist who championed traditional Judaism in the face of the growing influence of the Sabbatean movement.
Nathan of Gaza was born in Jerusalem around 1643-1644; he died on Friday, January 11, 1680, in Sofia. [2] Although he grew up in Jerusalem, his parents were Ashkenazi. [2] ...