Sabbatai Zevi

Sabbatai Zevi

male, deceased (1676)
Sabbatai Zevi, was a Jewish rabbi and Kabbalist who claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. He was the founder of the Jewish Sabbatean...
Jacob Frank

Jacob Frank

male, deceased (1791)
Jacob Frank was an 18th century Jewish religious leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of the self-proclaimed messiah Sabbatai Zevi, and also...

JewishMessiah Claimants

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This article presents an overview of various historically significant Jewish Messiah claimants. For general information see Jewish Messiah and also...
Gil Student

Gil Student

male, 37 years old
Rabbi Gil O. Student (born August 8, 1972) is an ordained but non-pulpit serving American Orthodox rabbi. He has written about the interface...

Rav Nachman

male, deceased (320)
Rav Nachman (d. 320) (Hebrew: רב נחמן בר יעקב) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora of the third generation,...
Shalom Dov Wolpo

Shalom Dov Wolpo

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Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo, also Sholom Ber Wolpe, (born 1948) is a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi and community leader in Israel. He has written more than...

Asher Lämmlein

male
Asher Lämmlein was a German who appeared in Istria, near Venice, in 1502 and, encouraged by the works of Isaac Abrabanel, proclaimed himself a f...

Shukr Kuhayl I

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Shukr ben Salim Kuhayl I or Mari (Master) Shukr Kuhayl I was a Yemenite messianic pretender of the 19th century. He initially revealed himself in...

Moses Dobruška

male, deceased (1794)
Moses Dobruška was a nephew of Jacob Frank, the founder of the Frankist sect who claimed to be the Jewish messiah. Dobruška was an alchemist, fr...
Joseph Taitazak

Joseph Taitazak

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Joseph ben Solomon Ṭaiṭazaḳ, also referred to by the acronym "MahaRITaTS", was a talmudic authority and kabalist who lived at Salonica in the 15th a...