Ḥayyun surrendered his book to the board of the Portuguese congregation in Amsterdam, in order to obtain permission to sell it. Distrusting their own rabbi, Solomon Ayllon, this board brought the matter before Tzvi Ashkenazi, who, of course, very soon detected its heretical character and called for its author's expulsion.
Ḥayyun handed his book over to the board of the Portuguese congregation in Amsterdam with the intention of obtaining permission to sell it. The congregation’s rabbi, Solomon Ayllon, was not trusted; thus, they brought the matter before Tzvi Ashkenazi, who swiftly identified its heretical nature and called for the author's expulsion.