Seeker of Unity: The Life and Works of Aaron of Starosselje - Softcover

Jacobs, Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853035911 ISBN 13: 9780853035916

Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This book deals with the life and thought of an original but neglected religious thinker who, perhaps more than any other in the history of Jewish thought, grappled with the problems inherent in the idea of God's unity. Rabbi Aaron Horowitz is generally acknowledged to be the most outstanding, systematic exponent of the profound Habad theory of Hasidism. With the renewed interest in Jewish mysticism in general and Hasidism in particular, this work can serve as an excellent introduction to the more intricate and stimulating ideas of the Movement, normally to be found only in recondite tomes written in difficult Rabbinic Hebrew and therefore beyond the scope of even serious students of the subject. One of the most striking features of the book is the way it demonstrates that there is a close affinity between Habad thought and Far Eastern spirituality. Dr Jacobs has succeeded in bringing a vanished world to life for the modern reader.

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About the Author

Louis Jacobs is a distinguished Rabbi at the New London Synagogue. His teaching career spans both sides of the Atlantic, as visiting Professor at Lancaster University and at Harvard. He is one of the general editors of The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0853035911
• ISBN 13: 9780853035916
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208