Career
He was accused of Sabbateanism, not to mention plagiarism, but was absolved of wrongdoing by the Council of the Four Lands. He died in Lvov (Lemberg). In 1682, he was appointed the Ashkenazi rabbi of Amsterdam.
According to the Jewish Encyclopedia: "The inscription on his tombstone bears the date 5450 = 1690, but Polak (see "Ḳol Bat Gallim," p 3) proves this to be a mistake, as several works are extant which were endorsed by him after the year given in the inscription.
Stern (see "Bikkurim," i, Preface, p xxxvi) gives Ḥeshwan, 5448, which may, however, be a misprint for 5458 = 1698.".
