The Hasidic Moses: A Chapter in the History of Jewish Interpretation - Softcover

Wineman, Aryeh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1532651341 ISBN 13: 9781532651342

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2019

Synopsis

In The Hasidic Moses, Aryeh Wineman invites readers to join him on a journey through various eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Hasidic texts that interpret the life of Moses. Such texts read their own accent on spirituality and innerness along with their conceptions of community and spiritual leadership into the biblical account of Moses. Wineman reveals the ways in which historical Hasidic voices interpreted both the Exodus from Egypt and the scene of Revelation at Sinai as statements concerning what occurs constantly in our lives at all times. In addition, Wineman shows how Hasidic readers embraced the idea that Moses had to die in order that his soul might return to the world in the righteous and holy ones of every generation, and that the presence of Moses actually transcends time and is present in spiritual understanding as it unfolds at any moment in any period.

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About the Author

The author of several books and numerous articles, Dr. Aryeh Wineman has combined his life's work, both in education and in the congregational rabbinate, with his pursuit of scholarly interests in the fields of Hebrew literature and Jewish mysticism. His writings include Beyond Appearances--Stories from the Kabbalistic Ethical Writings, Mystic Tales from the Zohar, and The Hasidic Parable.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532651341
• ISBN 13: 9781532651342
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148