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A Heart Afire by Zalman Schacter-Shalomi

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A Heart Afire

Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters

Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, Netanel Miles-Yepez, Arthur Green

Monkfish Book Publishing · Print & ebook · September 1, 2017

Reading lane: Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism

This intimate guided tour of early Hasidism and Hasidic storytelling gives readers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of Hasidic wisdom.

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Authors
Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, Netanel Miles-Yepez, Arthur Green
Publisher
Monkfish Book Publishing
Published
September 1, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism · Orthodox Judaism
Reading lane
Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism

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  • Religious Lives

  • Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism

  • Spirituality

About This Book

This intimate guided tour of early Hasidism and Hasidic storytelling gives readers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of Hasidic wisdom. In A Heart Afire , the teachings and tales of old-world Hasidism are richly enhanced by the enlightening insights, interpretations, and personal reflections of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shaolmi, a modern-day Hasidic master and founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, and his disciple Netanel Miles-Yépez, a scholar of comparative...

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This intimate guided tour of early Hasidism and Hasidic storytelling gives readers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of Hasidic wisdom. In A Heart Afire , the teachings and tales of old-world Hasidism are richly enhanced by the enlightening insights, interpretations, and personal reflections of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shaolmi, a modern-day Hasidic master and founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, and his disciple Netanel Miles-Yépez, a scholar of comparative religion. Together they add a deeply meaningful dimension to these stories and a facile bridge between old and new interpretations of them. A Heart Afire explores many of the lesser-known stories and teachings of the first three generations of Hasidism, especially those of the Ba’al Shem Tov, his heirs (male and female), and the students of his successor, the Maggid of Mezritch. Readers get a rare introduction to some of the more radical teachings of these popular Hasidic masters, and insights that connect them to the ecological, ecumenical, and feminist values of the modern world. Enlightening and spiritually uplifting, A Heart Afire reveals surprising relevancy today in cherished Hasidic wisdom and narrative of the past.

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