Beschreibung:
Powerful Hasidic teachings made accessible by some of the world's preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality. Volume 1 covers Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus, and the history of early Hasidism and the central teachings of the Maggid's school.
Volume 1To the Reader xiiiIntroduction: Hasidism: The First Three Generations (1740-1815) 1What Is Hasidism? 1Setting the Stage: Ashkenazic Piety before Hasidism 4Personalities and Historical Events: 1740-1762 9Around the Maggid's Table: Dramatis Personae 21The Path to God: Key Teachings, Ideas, and Practices 28The Tsaddik as Holy Man and Hasidic Leader 37Controversy and Religious Innovation 44The Emerging Movement and its Struggles: 1772-1795 50The Wellsprings Spread Forth: 1796-1815 63