1700 ⟶ Judah HeHasid's Aliyah
Rabbi Judah HeHasid makes aliyah to Palestine accompanied by...
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🇮🇱 Judah HeHasid's Aliyah
Rabbi Judah HeHasid makes aliyah to Palestine accompanied by hundreds of his followers. A few days after his arrival, Rabbi Yehuda dies suddenly.⟶
AliyahJewish ImmigrationJerusalemReligious LeadersAshkenazi JewsLand of IsraelOttoman Empire
Israel😢 Arrival and Death of Judah he-Hasid
Judah he-Hasid leads some 1,500 Jewish immigrants to the Land of Israel and settles in Jerusalem. Three days after the group's arrival their leader dies (on October 17, 1700). In 1720 their synagogue was burned down and all Ashkenazi Jews were banned by the Ottomans.⟶
AliyahJewish ImmigrationJerusalemReligious LeadersAshkenazi JewsLand of IsraelOttoman Empire
Israel🔥 Burning of Synagogue and Ashkenazi Expulsion
Unpaid Arab creditors burn the synagogue unfinished by immigrants of Rabbi Yehuda and expel all Ashkenazi Jews from Jerusalem. See also Hurva Synagogue⟶
JerusalemAshkenazi JewsExpulsionOttoman EmpireHurva SynagogueJewish Community
Israel🕊️ Mass Immigration to Palestine
🚶 First Hasidic Aliyah of Abraham Gershon of Kitov
Rabbi Abraham Gershon of Kitov (Kuty) (1701–1761) is the first immigrant of the Hasidic Aliyah. He is a respected Talmudic scholar, mystic, and brother-in-law of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (founder of the Hasidic movement). Rabbi Abraham first settles in Hebron. Later, he relocates to Jerusalem at the behest of its residents.⟶
Hasidic AliyahAbraham Gershon of KitovHebronJerusalemJewish ImmigrationReligious LeadersHasidism
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