A new Hasidism: branches

"Branches is the very first volume to diverge from the classical Hasidic path in modernizing influential writings from bygone eras for our times. Eighteen offerings by leading neo-Hasidic thinkers treat such delicate issues as what is halakhah, does a new Hasidism need a rebbe, how might women newly enter this here-to-now gendered universe of God-aspects created by and for men, and how to honor and grow from other religions' teachings"--

Part 1. Ahavat ha-­Shem, the Love of God: Theology and Faith. 1. The Thirteen Aspirations of Faith / Zalman Schachter-­Shalomi -- 2. A Neo-­Hasidic Credo / Arthur Green -- 3. Touches of Intimacy: Leviticus, Sacred Space, Torah's Center / Nehemia Polen -- 4. The Anxiety of Ethics and the Presence of God / Don Seeman -- 5. Hasidism and the Religious Other: A Textual Exploration and Theological Response / Or N. Rose -- 6. Building the Body of the Shekhinah: Reenchantment and Redemption of the Natural World in Hasidic Thought / David Mevorach Seidenberg -- Part 2. Ahavat Torah, the Love of Torah: Practice and Devotion. 7. Neo-­Hasidism and Halakhah: The Duties of Intimacy and the Law of the Heart / Ariel Evan Mayse -- 8. Training the Heart and Mind toward Expansive Awareness: A Neo-­Hasidic Journey / Nancy Flam -- 9. Neo-­Hasidic Meditation: Mindfulness as a Neo-­Hasidic Practice / James Jacobson-­Maisels -- 10. Neo-­Hasidism for Today's Jewish Seeker: A Personal Reflection / Jonathan P. Slater -- 11. Sacred Narrative Therapy: Hasidism, Storytelling, and Healing / Estelle Frankel -- Part 3. Ahavat Yisra'el, the Love of Israel: Leaders and Communities. 12. Does a New Hasidism Need Rebb…