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What book would you recommend as an accessible history of Hasidic Judaism that's 300 pages or less? I was thinking of picking up Contemporary Uses and Forms of Hasidut, ed. Shlomo Zuckier (Urim) for a look at newer, Modern Orthodox, and non-Orthodox ways of incorporating Hasidic Jewish ideas (#neoHasidic) but this is a massive book, 516 pages

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I'm reading more chassidus these days. Why? I appreciate academic studies of Judaism. But when I read non-Orthodox #Torah commentary I usually only learn facts. In most cases, the authors do little to encourage one's Avodat Hashem or Yirat Shamayim, spiritual values which are the essence of a living faith. (There are exceptions, obviously, A. J. #Heschel, #ShaiHeld, etc.)

This quote explains the idea further

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R. Joseph Rosenfeld teaches Chassidic ideas -

Silence is:
Rebbe Nachman: the only answer
Rav Kook: the loudest expression
Maharal: pure potency
Baal Shem Tov: revelatory
R’ Simcha Bunim: what remains
Leshem: sweetening severity
Kotzk: deepest connection
Chabad: above rational thought
Rav Charlop: deepening

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#Chassidus on Abraham, father of the Jewish people, by Reb Yosef Rosenfeld.

Abraham was the one who...

Sfas Emes: listened
R Nachman: was the only one
Gra: revealed light
Baal Shem Tov: understood
Levinas: wandered
Izhbitz: moved inward
Rambam: was a child
R Kook: understood that the Infinite can't be grasped.
Chabad: touched the infinite even though it cant be grasped.

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Chassidus by Reb Yosef Rosenfeld -

The Laughter of Isaac is:
#Zohar: reserved for the future

R' Tzadok: absurdity

Baal Shem Tov: sweetening harshness

R. Nachman: beyond understanding

Sfas Emes: redemptive

Gra: disclosure of secrets

R. YI Chaver: the same as R. Akiva

Rashbi: laughing at death

Izhbitz: Impossible

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What Jewish spiritual practices would you suggest to Jews from non-Orthodox backgrounds who want to learn about & engage in authentic Jewish spirituality?

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#Kabbalah is esoteric, about cosmic worlds, almost like theoretical physics. Hasidism, however, transmogrifies Kabbalah’s teachings into the realm of the #psychological, onto the human level. The result is profound and meaningful. Today #chassidus is studied also by some #ReformJews, #ConservativeJews, and #ModernOrthodoxJews.

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2022/06/15/hasidic-thought-transforms-kabbalah-into-a-psychological-dimension/

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