Somewhere a Master
Subtitle: Hasidic Portraits and Legends
Publisher: Schocken
Published: June 28, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780805211870
Subjects: Jewish studies; Judaism; Religion; Hasidism; Religion - Judaism; Judaism - Hasidism; Religion / Judaism / History; Judaism - History; Biography; Hasidim; Legends
Description: "The compassion of Reb Moshe-Leib, the vision of the Seer of Lublin, the wisdom of Reb Pinhas, the warmth of the Ba'al Shem Tov, the humor of Reb Naphtali - to their followers these sages appeared as kings, judges, and prophets. They communicated joy and wonder and fervor to the men and women who came to them in the depths of despair. They brought love and compassion to the persecuted Jews of Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania. For Jews who felt abandoned and forsaken by God, these Hasidic masters incarnated an irresistible call to help and salvation. The Rebbe combats sorrow with exhuberance. He defeats resignation by exalting belief. He creates happiness so as not to yield to the sadness around him. He tells stories to escape the temptations of irreducible silence." -- BOOK JACKET.