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Chayaleah, the False Prophet

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Certain dimwitted fools (given this is a family show, that’s the best descriptor I can give) on the internet have been making claims about Judaism based on the preachings of a small group of zealots known as False Prophets. In today’s episode, we will discuss the two most famous members of the group, Sabbatai Zevi and Jacob Frank.

We’ll discuss:

  • The concept of prophets in Judaism
  • What distinguishes a true prophet from a false one
  • The biographies of Sabbatai Zevi and Jacob Frank
  • The allure of False Prophets
  • The state Jewry at the time which made the rise of False Prophets possible
  • The dangers of False Prophets
  • The importance of studying Kabbalah only within the context of the more traditional Jewish texts
  • The throughline between False Prophets and modern-day charlatans

    • As you may have noticed in the subhead above, ⁠we’re now on YouTube⁠, so if that’s your application of choice to listen to podcasts, you can check us out there. The channel has our entire back catalogue of episodes and will be updated each week with our new ones.


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