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I'm Aiton Weinstein.

And I'm Naor Meninger. And you're listening to Two Nice Jewish Boys.

You've heard it before. The fact that the Jewish religion has survived in exile for more than

2,000 years is nothing less than a miracle.

And really, if you think about it, what are the odds that such an odd religion would persist,

especially amidst the multi-billion strong titans of Christianity and Islam?

But somehow it did.

For generations upon generations, people said the same prayers in an ancient language they often didn't even understand.

They followed the laws of a god they had never seen and kept secluded in their communities with one mission in mind, to survive and keep Judaism whole.

But in retrospect, a rift was inevitable, and indeed it came in the 17th century, shaking the Jewish world to its foundations.

Shabtitezvi was born in 1626, and from a young age he was fascinated by the secrets of Jewish mysticism.

When he was 22, he declared himself the Messiah.

The huge cultic movement that he created in the years to come is considered one of the biggest ruptures in Jewish history.

Dr. Alexander Vanderhaven, a scholar of religion

in the Ben-Gurion University in the Nege of Desert,

his new book, Sarah the Ashkenazi, the queen of the

Sabatians, is depicting the fascinating story of Shabtitev's wife. We're super thrilled to have him

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