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Jonathan Eybeschutz (1690-1764), German rabbi, was from 1750 rabbi in Altona . He was a man of erudition, but he owed his fame chiefly to his personality. Few men of the period so profoundly impressed their mark on Jewish life. He became specially notorious because of a curious controversy that arose concerning the amulets which Eybeschutz was suspected of issuing. These amulets recognized the Messianic claims of Sabbatai Sebi , and a famous rabbinic contemporary of Eybeschtz, Jacob Emden , boldly accused him of heresy . The controversy was a momentous incident in the Jewish life of the period, and though there is insufficient evidence against Eybeschutz, Emden may be credited with having crushed the lingering belief in Sabbatai current even in some orthodox circles. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. Cambridge University Press. : Missing or empty |title= ( help )1
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Jonathan Eybeschutz , or rather Jonathan Eybeschütz ( Kraków 1690 - Altona 1764), was a Talmudist , Halachist , Kabbalist , holding positions as Dayan of Prague , and later as Rabbi of the "Three Communities": Altona , Hamburg and Wandsbek .With Jacob Emden , he is well known as a protagonist in the Emden-Eybeschütz Controversy .
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Jonathan Eybeschütz ( Kraków 1690 - Altona 1764), was a Talmudist , Halachist , Kabbalist , holding positions as Dayan of Prague , and later as Rabbi of the "Three Communities": Altona , Hamburg and Wandsbek . With Jacob Emden , he is well known as a protagonist in the Emden-Eybeschütz Controversy .
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Rav Jonathan (Yonoson יונתן) Eybeschütz (also Eibeschutz or Eibeschitz ; 1690 in Kraków – 1764 in Altona ), was a Talmudist , Halachist , Kabbalist , holding positions as Dayan of Prague , and later as Rabbi of the "Three Communities": Altona , Hamburg and Wandsbek . With Rav Jacob Emden , he is well known as a protagonist in the Emden–Eybeschütz Controversy .
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Jonathan Eybeschutz (רבי יהונתן אייבשיץ) (also Eibeschutz or Eibeschitz ; 1690 – 1764) was a Talmudist , Halachist , Kabbalist , holding positions as Dayan of Prague , and later as Rabbi of the "Three Communities": Altona , Hamburg and Wandsbek .He is well known for his conflict with Jacob Emden in the Emden–Eybeschutz Controversy .
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Rabbi and Talmudist accused of secret Sabbatean beliefs (1690–1764) Jonathan Eybeschutz or Eybeshitz ( Yiddish : יהונתן אייבשיץ ; 1690–1764) was a Talmudist , halakhist , and kabbalist holding positions first as Dayan of Prague and later as rabbi of the "Three Communities": Altona , Hamburg , and Wandsbek . He is well known for his conflict with Jacob Emden in the Emden–Eybeschutz Controversy .
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