A hidden light
Subtitle: stories and teachings of early HaBaD and Bratzlav Hasidism
By: translated and retold with commentary by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Netanel Miles-Yepez ; foreword by Susannah Heschel
Contributors: Miles-Yepez, Netanel
Publisher: Gaon Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Fe, NM
Language: eng
Number of pages: 489
ISBN-13: 9781935604204
Subjects: Hasidism; Rabbis; Legends; Jewish legends; History; Bratslav Hasidim; Habad
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The making of a rebbe: the apprenticeship of the Liozhna prodigy; title: The making of HaBaD Hasidism: the Liozhna Maggid's wisdom, understanding, and knowledge; title: The wars of the Lord: conflict and consolation in the later years of the Alter Rebbe; title: The two who are inseparable: the heirs of the Alter Rebbe, the son and disciple; title: Seeking unity: the teachings of Dov Baer of Lubavitch and Ahron Halevi of Staroshelye; title: The hiddush: the hidden struggles of young Nahman; title: The mystical journey: the descent for the sake of ascent; title: It's fire on paper: the teachings of Rebbe Nahman of Bratzlav; title: Beggar's wisdom: the redemptive imagination and sacrifice of Rebbe Nahman; title: The empty chair: Nosson of Nemirov and the Bratzlav ideal.