‘Round Two’ discussions serve as templates for the kind of questing and questioning that small groups of seekers might do together, suddenly finding that they, too, are engaged in ‘speaking Torah.’” “Invites the spiritual seeker to feel the excitement of direct encounter with primary Hasidic texts and their capacity to awaken the soul. Lawrence Kushner, Emanu-El Scholar at The Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco author, I’m God You’re Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego No Shabbos Torah hevra should be without it.” “This is the resource we’ve been waiting for, a milestone in the accessibility of classical Jewish spirituality. They highlight the wisdom that is most meaningful for them, thus serving as a contemporary circle’s reflections on the original mystical circle of master and disciples who created these teachings. And each teaching concludes with a dynamic round-table discussion between distinguished Jewish scholar Arthur Green and his closest students-the editors of this volume. Each teaching is presented with a fresh translation and contemporary commentary that builds a bridge between the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries. Volume 2 covers Numbers and Deuteronomy and the holiday cycle, and includes brief biographies of the Hasidic figures. Volume 1 covers Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus, and includes a history of early Hasidism and a summary of central religious teachings of the Maggid’s school. This fascinating selection-presented in two volumes following the weekly Torah reading and the holiday cycle, and featured in English and Hebrew-makes the teachings accessible in an extraordinary way. While Hasidic tales have become widely known to modern audiences, the profound spiritual teachings that stand at the very heart of Hasidism have remained a closed book for all except scholars.

Or, even better, to discover that oneness right here, in a loving but transformative embrace of both world and self.” “The teachings of Torah, from beginning to end, are read here as a path toward liberation, a way of uplifting your soul and allowing it to journey homeward, back to its Source in the oneness of all being. The most powerful Hasidic teachings made accessible-from some of the world’s preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality.

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