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The movement led by Jacob Frank (1726–1791), known as Frankism , was an 18th-century messianic and antinomian (rejection of moral law) religious movement that emerged within Polish-Lithuanian Jewry. Core Identity & Claims Messianic Claim: Frank presented himself as the reincarnation of the false messiah Sabbatai Zevi and the biblical patriarch Jacob, eventually claiming self-deification. Roots: It grew out of the radical wing of Sabbateanism and rejected standard rabbinic Judaism, the Talmud, and conventional halakha (Jewish law), turning instead to a distorted, Zohar-based "higher Torah" Key Doctrines & Practices Purification Through Transgression ( Avera Lishma ): Frank taught that the descent into sin and the violation of traditional religious and moral boundaries were necessary steps to achieve spiritual redemption. The movement became infamous among traditional rabbis for public desecrations of the Sabbath, boundary-breaking sexual rituals, and elevating female figures (including Frank's daughter, Eve) to divine or quasi-messianic status. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.