The devastating pain Shabtai Tzvi(1626-1676) and his followers inflicted on the Jewish people have lasted for centuries.
Presenting himself as the Messiah, garnering the support of hundreds of thousands, Tzvi’s eventual misconduct and conversion to Islam, has scared the Jewish people for centuries.
Much of this pain could have been prevented by addressing this charlatan and likely psychopath earlier.
Sadly, we have seen in the past year, a wave of deja vu Shabtai Tzvi ideology flourishing in the past five years in the Jewish community— without much religious opposition.
The primary manifestation of this can be seen in the case of disgraced charismatic leader Eliezer Berland, arrested last week in Jerusalem.
His open disregard to at least two of Judaism’s three most cardinal sins can be seen on video alongside other widely available incriminating information.
Similar to Shabtai Tzi, Berland’s seeming disregard for the laws of morality is public, and often rationalized by his followers.
Recently, Berland was taken into custody for allegedly advising a cancer patient to quit life-saving treatment in favor of giving him money, resulting in her tragic death.
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