1488 ⟶ Obadiah ben Abraham Arrives in Jerusalem
Obadiah ben Abraham, commentator on the Mishnah, arrives in ...
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🕍 Nachmanides Settles in Jerusalem and Builds a Synagogue
Nachmanides (Ramban) settles in Jerusalem and builds the Ramban Synagogue.⟶
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Israel👣 Obadiah ben Abraham Arrives in Jerusalem
Obadiah ben Abraham, commentator on the Mishnah, arrives in Jerusalem and marks a new epoch for the Jewish community.⟶
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Israel📜 Yosef Karo Begins Work on Beit Yosef and Shulkhan Arukh
Rabbi Yosef Karo spends 20 years compiling the Beit Yosef, an enormous guide to Jewish law. He then writes a more concise guide, the Shulkhan Arukh, that becomes the standard law guide for the next 400 years. Born in Spain, Yosef Karo lives and dies in Safed.⟶
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SpainIsrael🏘️ Old Yishuv in Jerusalem
According to one source, the Old Yishuv Jews constitute the largest of several ethno-religious groups in Jerusalem – however estimates approximately 20 years before and 20 years after this date suggest otherwise. See Demographics of Jerusalem.⟶
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