Jacob Emden
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Jacob Emden, also known as the Yaʿavetz, was a leading German rabbi and talmudist who championed traditional Judaism in the face of the growing influence of the Sabbateans. He was widely acclaimed for
Tombstone of Jacob Emden in Altona
Letter of Jacob Emden to the King of Denmark, August 20, 1743
Various works of Emden and his father. The two-volume set (first pair, left side) is the 1994 re-issue of the Shaarei ShaMaYim siddur.
Guide for the Perplexed by Maimonides
Tzvi Ashkenazi
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Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi, known as the Hakham Tzvi after his responsa by the same title, served for some time as rabbi of Amsterdam. He was a resolute opponent of the followers of the self-pro
Jacob Emden
…Judaism in the face of the growing influence of the Sabbateans. He was widely acclaimed for his extensive knowledge. Emden was the son of the hakham Tzvi Ashkenazi and a descendant of Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chełm. He spent most of his life in Altona (now part of Hamburg, Germany). His son, Meshullam Solomon, served…
Oil portrait of R. Tzvi Hirsch Ashkenazi painted in 1714, during his visit to England. The portrait is currently held at the Jewish Museum London.