Name: Believing in a Charlatan: How and Why 17th Century Jewry Thought Shabbatai Zvi Would Make Judaism Great Again
Start: 2017-12-03T16:00:00-0500
End: 2017-12-03T17:00:00-0500

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Believing in a Charlatan: How and Why 17th Century Jewry Thought Shabbatai Zvi Would Make Judaism Great Again

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The 17th century false messiah Shabbatai Tzvi had almost half the world Jewish population accepting him as the Messiah. Explore how the state of world Jewry, advances in media and communications, and characteristics and actions by Tzvi himself led to widespread belief in his message despite obvious red flags. Does his story have a message for today?

Presenters

Dale Rosenberg

Director of Learning and Engagement, Congregation Beth Israel

Dale Rosenberg is a Jewish educator who teaches across the lifespan. She works as the Director of Learning and Engagement at Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester, MA. In this position she runs the religious school, plans adult education and other programming, and manages synagogue... Read More →

Sunday December 3, 2017 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Room 105

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LimmudBoston 2017

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Dale Rosenberg