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Kotzk Podcast Ep003: R' Yaakov Koppel Lifschitz -- A Sabbatean who influenced the Ba'al Shem Tov?
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R' Yaakov Koppel Lifschitz was an early-18th-century Kabbalist whose key writings -- the Sha'ar Gan Eden ("Gateway to the Garden of Eden") and the Siddur Kol Ya'akov -- evinced strong Sabbatean influences. They, in turn, were held in very high esteem by the Ba'al Shem Tov. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan explore Lifschitz as a possible link between Shabbetai Tzvi's legacy and the early years of the Hassidic movement, with some digressions into R' Nachman of Breslov's attitude toward rationalism.
Read the original article at https://www.kotzkblog.com/2018/03/168-r-yaakov-koppel-lifschitz-sabbatean.html
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