Apostasy

Shabbetai Tzvi: The False Messiah Who Shook the Jewish World

In 1665, a charismatic Turkish Jew named Shabbetai Tzvi proclaimed himself the Messiah — and the majority of world Jewry believed him. His conversion to Islam shattered the movement and left wounds that shaped Jewish history for centuries. Explore the rise and fall of history's most consequential false messiah.