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The Amazing R’ Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633) AKA the Mekaleh Amukos

June 16, 2025
The Amazing R’ Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633) AKA the Mekaleh Amukos
Ep. 67 The Amazing R’ Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633) AKA the Mekaleh Amukos
Rabbi Dovid Katz
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The extraordinary combination of גְּאוֹנוּת in lomdus in the Golden Age of Pilpul in the Golden Age of the Jews in he Kingdom of Poland , fascination with mathematics, and the Kabbalistic application of math to the deeper reading of the תּוֹרָה בִּכְתָב וְתוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֹּה