[PDF.02fr] The Regal Way: The Life and Times of Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)

The Regal Way: The Life and Times of Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)

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 | #4270127 in Books |  2002-06-19 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x1.30 x6.00l,1.70 | File type: PDF | 480 pages

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||4 of 14 people found the following review helpful.| Delves into the dark side of Hasidism with candor and erudition|By Michael Hoffman|This is the first full-length biography in English of the 19th century grand rabbi who had two Judaic informants ("moisers") tortured and murdered for having "masered" on the Talmudists of Eastern Europe. It also documents the materialism and decadence of Hasidic Orthodox Judaism that is, in mos| |"It is a very important addition to the history of Hasidism and the study of East European Jewish history." (Religious Studies )

"Assaf is a scholar who knows how to manage vast bits of detail but also how to fit them together in a coherent

This is a pioneering study of the nineteenth century Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of the most controversial and influential Hasidic leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life―including his involvement in the murder of Jewish informers, his imprisonment in Russia, his subsequent escape to Austria where he successfully reestablished his court―are echoed by the contradictory and highly critical opinions...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Regal Way: The Life and Times of Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)   |  David Assaf.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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