October 29, 1486, is the date on which the rabbinical scholar Ovadiah ben Avraham departed on the journey that took him from his native Italy to Jerusalem.
Ovadiah of Bertinoro, as he is best known, arrived in the holy city a year and a half later, on March 25, 1488. There he quickly became the acknowledged leader of the small and ailing Jewish community.
This day in Jewish history / Ovadiah discovers sad state of Jerusalem's Jews - This Day in Jewish History Israel News | Haaretz
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