Enshrined in Jewish memory simply as "the Maggid" (preacher), Rabbi Dov Ber Friedman of Mezritsh (1704-1772) played a critical role in the formation of Hasidism, the movement of mystical renewal that became one of the most important and successful forces in modern Jewish life. I…
"Dov Ber of Mezritsh is a figure shrouded in mystery. Although he is widely regarded as one of the most important and creative Jewish thinkers of the eighteenth century, his theology is exceptionally difficult and complex. Scholars and historians of religion have long attempted …
"Dov Ber of Mezritsh is a figure shrouded in mystery. Although he is widely regarded as one of the most important and creative Jewish thinkers of the eighteenth century, his theology is exceptionally difficult and complex. Scholars and historians of religion have long attempted …
"From Abraham Isaac Kook to Zeitlin, Jewish spirituality has a rich mystical tradition. This volume gathers the most significant and treasured writings from the Jewish mystics"--
"From Abraham Isaac Kook to Zeitlin, Jewish spirituality has a rich mystical tradition. This volume gathers the most significant and treasured writings from the Jewish mystics"--
"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, …
Kalonymus Kalman Shapira (1889?1943) was a remarkable Hasidic mystic, leader, and educator. He confronted the secularization and dislocation of Polish Jews after World War I, the failure of the traditional educational system, and the devastation of the Holocaust, in which he los…