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OAHakham Solomon Ayllon: Amsterdam’s Sabbatean Rabbi, 1700-1728
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Studia Rosenthaliana, Volume 51, Issue 1/2: The Early Modern Rabbis of Amsterdam, Dec 2025, p. 171 - 180
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- 01 Dec 2025
Abstract
Abstract
Hakham Solomon Ayllon was the Chief Rabbi of the Amsterdam Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ congregation from 1700 until his death in 1728. This article explores some episodes during his tenure in Amsterdam, including aspects of his participation in the Sabbatean movement.
© Matt Goldish
Keyword(s):
Aailion;
Amsterdam;
Ayllon;
Dönme;
Esnoga;
Ets-Haim;
messianism;
Netherlands;
Sabbatai Sevi;
Sabbateanism;
Sephardim