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Journey To Spain 2023: The Exiled Royalty of Jerusalem In Spain

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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and right off the bat I want to present you with the following feeling that may even stir your heart because as traveling through this country an era of curiosity and mystery should fill one's heart because I assume most of the Travelers here are of ashkenazic descent although not exclusively nevertheless 300 000 Jews according to the abarabanel were expelled in 1492. and it is very possible and very likely that many of us if not most of us have roots in this country and if you're thinking to yourself come on I'm a thoroughbred Ashkenazi I'm from Poland Hungary Russia Romania I refer you to the family of the arachan who remembers the name of the Arkham Epstein was the great place in Lithuania while his son the tarte Mima writes in his very interesting and very controversial work Makar Baruch that he writes that the family name Epstein was originally not Epstein it was benefici which was one of the most prestigious families of Spain that was expelled in 1492 benavist a well-known family of wealth and acclaim and was one of the illustrious families exiled by Titus by titos from yushalayim and let's begin the trip Everybody Must remember the following public it's the Posse at the end of sefro evadia the pasta goes as follows Israel if you want to know about Jewish Exile Now where's canaanim where is that country we think canaanim is Israel nope ad serfas so we're sent to kananim to sarfas but vigolos yerushalayim the most the nobility the royalty of the Jewish people Asher bispharad yarsha the radak explains as follows Titus exiled the Jews of Jerusalem to canaanim which is Germany to start fast which is France but the royalty of yerushalayim were specifically sent to Spain the most prestigious Jews were sent to Spain so I always think you know the navi says saira

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  3. 2:02remember the following public it's the Posse at the end of sefro evadia the pasta goes…
  4. 3:04was that always true in Jewish history what about during the gaulas no during the Galas…
  5. 4:11benezralayim so that means in the 10th Century recognized that he is a descendant of the…
  6. 5:16and the malach tells him get up here get out of here this is 1391 1391…
  7. 5:48now it's very interesting the baltartsima writes that the benefici family split into two some went…
  8. 6:52benavisti and we took on an Ashkenazi name if only we would retain the prestigious name…
  9. 7:55himself had Jewish blood and although he did give away uh Jews to Hitler he didn't…
  10. 8:57so when they pass away they say they complement the person for his humility that one…

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