Audio | Meshullam da Volterra's Vow to Visit the Land of Israel
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Audio | Meshullam da Volterra's Vow to Visit the Land of Israel
🗺️ A banker and gem trader, Meshullam made a vow during a time of trouble to visit Eretz Yisrael. He recorded his journey there and back to Italy in great detail; it survives in a single manuscript.
Bringing premodern Jewish thinkers, events, and artifacts to life, from the famous to the obscure. The audio version of the weekly newsletter, read aloud by the author.
Bringing premodern Jewish thinkers, events, and artifacts to life, from the famous to the obscure. The audio version of the weekly newsletter, read aloud by the author.