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June 24, 2019 6:58 am at 6:58 am #1745959
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The Ramban in sefer Haguelah shaar aleph, and the rambam in Igeres Teiman (as well as Rashi, the Ibn Ezra and the Targum Yonason towards the end of Ocadiah are mashma as well) state that the sefardim are from Malchus Yehuda, and the Ashkenazim are from the aseret shevatim (note, based on the second time that we went up to build the Second Beis Hamikdash, approximately 11/42th of the olim of Yehudah were from the aseret shevatim. Iyin Hachalek and Sefer Ezra.