Episode 140 The Kotel

The Sephardic rabbis and statesman who come to the land of Israel have a profound effect on their new home and on Jewish history. 

Four Sephardic synagogues are built in Jerusalem, all of which still stand today. 

Ashkenazi Jews build a great edifice in Jerusalem that still exists to this day. 

The Jews of Jerusalem oppose the rise of Shabbetai Tsvi, the false messiah of the 17th century.