Karaites and Israel Yeshiva
The Yeshiva of the Land of Israel Shortly after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem, Jews were permitted to return and live in the city. The Jews viewed the Muslim conquest…
Kabbalah in the Jewish Quarter
Kabbalah in the Jewish Quarter Kabbalah appeared in southern France and Spain in the 13th century with the publication of the Zohar, and swiftly conquered the Jewish center in Spain.…
Messianism in the Jewish Quarter
Shabbatai Zevi In the late 17th century, interest in Kabbalah intensified, and the Zohar became increasingly popular. Refugees from Russia (persecutions of 1648–1649) arrived in the Ottoman Empire. Against this…