Sabbatai Zevi who was active throughout the Ottoman Empire, claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. He was the founder of the Sabbatean movement, whose followers subsequently were to be known as Dönmeh "converts" or crypto-Jews.
He taught
redemption was available through acts of
sin. He amassed a following of over one million passionate believers, about half the world's Jewish population during the 17th century
Rabbi
Sabbatai Zevi "Either convert to Islam or
die." This was the choice the Turkish Sultan put to
Sabbatai Zevi, self-proclaimed Jewish "Messiah" in 1666. By only pretending to convert,
Zevi resorted to a common Jewish practice. But
Zevi was not an ordinary Jew. He led a popular heresy, based on Cabalism
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