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Dozens of observant Jews will soon gather in the small South Moravian town of Holešov to honor Rabbi Shabtai ha-Kohen, or Shakh, on the anniversary of his death, more than three centuries ago. I spoke with Jakub Schwab, a tour guide and cantor in Brno, to understand what makes Shakh so important to the Orthodox Jewish community.
“Rabbi Schach was a 17th-century scholar.
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Author: Ruth Fraňková