נודע ביהודה רבי יחזקאל לנדוי
נודע ביהודה
Rabbi Ezekiel Landau, also known as the “Noda Biyehudah,” after the title of his major work, was born in Opatow, a small town in Poland.
“Rabbi Jacob Emden openly accused Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschutz of issuing amulets (supposed to have miraculous healing powers) which contained favorable references to the famed and outlawed Sabbatbai Zevi. Implications of the accusation were terrible, yet so zealous were some people and so afraid of the influence of the cursed Sabbathai Zevi that the accusation was accepted in some quarters, while the controversy raged everywhere, some siding with Rabbi Eybeschutz, some with Rabbi Emden. Finally, Rabbi Ezekiel was called upon to render his opinion on the matter, as he was recognized as an authority on both the Talmud and Kabbalah. Rabbi Ezekiel Landau expressed his faith in the integrity of so eminent a man as Rabbi Jonathan Eybescbutz and did his best to heal the breach between the two parties. So tactful and sincere was his reply and appeal for peace that it immediately drew the attention of the whole Jewish world. via Chabad.org sold