The Aliyah of 300 Rabbis in 1211
🗺️ In the early twelfth century, several groups of learned Jews, mainly from France, England, and Provence, reached Eretz Yisrael. What do we know about their journey and motivations?
You’re reading Stories from Jewish History, a weekly newsletter exploring Jewish thinkers, events, and artifacts, from the famous to the obscure. Today we’re continuing our adventures in premodern Eretz Yisrael with the aliyah of “three hundred rabbis” from Ashkenaz. A variety of sources testify to their efforts to travel and settle in the Land, though …
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