Yehuda bin Shlomo Khai Alkalai ( 1798 , Sarajevo - 1878 , Jerusalem ) - Sephardic rabbi , Kabbalist, one of the forerunners of Zionism . He predicted the creation of the state of Israel and the imminent arrival of the Messiah .
| Yehuda Shlomo Alkalay | |
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| יהודה אלקלעי | |
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| Date of Birth | 1798 |
| Place of Birth | Sarajevo |
| Date of death | 1878 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |
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Biography
- Born in the city of Sarajevo ( Bosnia )
- He spent his childhood in Jerusalem , where he met with Kabbalism
- In 1825 he became the rabbi of the city of Semlin ( Zemun )
- In 1834, he published the booklet “Listen, Israel,” where he expressed the idea of the emergence of Israel in the Holy Land and the approach of the coming of the Messiah
- After 1850 he moved to England for several months
- In 1874, he finally moved to the Land of Israel
Proceedings
- Pleasant Ways, 1839
- Shalom Jerusalem, 1840
- "The Offering of Yehuda," 1843
- The Gift of Judea, 1845
Links
- Rabbi Yehuda Alkalay (1798-1878) on the site of Midrash Zionit