Rabbi Shlomo Molcho
From Zissil
Warning: You are not logged in.
Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history.The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
After Dovid Reuvani appeared in Portugal in 1523, Shlomo Malcho started experiencing frightening and astounding dreams. Shlomo Malcho tried to convince Dovid Reuvani to draw him closer to Judaism but the later rejected him out of fear from the Christian rulers. | After Dovid Reuvani appeared in Portugal in 1523, Shlomo Malcho started experiencing frightening and astounding dreams. Shlomo Malcho tried to convince Dovid Reuvani to draw him closer to Judaism but the later rejected him out of fear from the Christian rulers. | ||
=== Brit Milah === | === Brit Milah === | ||
− | In his dreams, Shlomo Malcho was commanded to circumcise himself. That night he | + | In his dreams, Shlomo Malcho was commanded to circumcise himself. That night he ahead and performed Brit Milah on himself with no one around, fainting and almost bleeding to death. Despite his almost complete lack of even the most basic elements of Judaism, he--according to legend--awoke from his circumcision with deep and broad knowledge of the Hebrew language and the Torah. |
== Turkey == | == Turkey == |