Chasidic Perspectives: A Festival Anthology - Hardcover

Menachem M. Schneerson; Alter B. Metzger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826604676 ISBN 13: 9780826604675

Publisher: Merkos Linyonei Chinuch, 2002

Synopsis

To hear or read a discourse from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is to undertake an adventure. Challenged and encouraged to move to a higher level, we are transported to new locations.

Time and again a discourse will be set in motion by a seemingly simple tension, a practical provision to be developed and solved. Once in motion, however, the discussion leads us into fresh perspectives, carefully constructed answers and new questions, until we climb rung by rung to the most elevated of vantage points. From here, as we survey the ground beneath us in its widest of contexts, the initial question is not only resolved but also reveals the starting point of a major spiritual search.

These talks are addressed with relentless clarity to the contemporary Jewish condition. Their implicit starting-point is the darkness of a world in which spiritually, moral conviction, and the divine purpose of creation seem almost beyond reach. Their tacit faith is that through a gradual and supportive process, we can be led from the present moment of confusion to the timeless lucidity of Torah.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Chasidic Perspectives: A Festival Anthology is ably translated into English and deftly adapted for contemporary readers by Rabbi Alter B. Metzger and features impressive and thoughtful essays written by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe, about traditional Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Chanukah, Shavuot, and more. Each Penetrating, scholarly essay shows a meticulous insight into the history, understanding, and visceral meaning of these celebrated days, and ponders at length the role these holidays play in personal and family life, as well as in the ritual observance of the Jewish faith. Chasidic Perspectives is a welcome and highly recommended contribution..." - THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

Review:

"...Provides fresh insight into the festivals and great themes of Jewish life..." -- The Topeka Capital Journal - October 12, 2002

"...centuries of traditional Jewish scholarship and chasidic spirituality in an easy-to-read collection that will appeal to all Jews." -- Yeshiva University Review, Summer 2002

"The reader is sure to find the message clearly delivered, comprehensible, and above all, translatable into his own religious practice." --Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb - Executive V.P. of the Orthodox Union

About this edition

• Publisher: Merkos Linyonei Chinuch
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0826604676
• ISBN 13: 9780826604675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 428