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Leadership issues are subject to much discussion and interest yet too little is known of their internal dynamics. Leadership and succession of authority has been a constant theme in Jewish literature and life from biblical days until today. The present work studies questions relating to authority in general and hasidic authority in particular. It uses the various HaBaD hasidic dynasties as a case study to illustrate how authority was transferred from one generation to another and how a leader emerges as a leader despite opposition. The rise to eminence of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson is the third major subject discussed therein. He is the focus of careful analysis. Through such illustrations, leadership characteristics peculiar to that movement as well as general leadership theory are better understood. In this work, leadership criteria are analyzed and discussed to properly ascertain what brought one person to a position of supreme leadership and what brought another to become a subordinate.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780765760555 |
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Publisher: | Aronson, Jason Inc. |
Publication date: | 01/31/2000 |
Pages: | 456 |
Product dimensions: | 6.36(w) x 9.16(h) x 1.58(d) |
About the Author
Avrum M. Ehrlich is a political philosopher and researcher into religion, mass movements and leadership. He is presently a fellow at Cambridge University's Department of Social and Political Science, and at Clare Hall, Cambridge. He divides his time between Jerusalem and Cambridge, researching the general relationship between religion and government, particularly in the Jewish world. Leadership in the HaBaD Movement is his first book.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | xi | |
Introduction | 1 | |
Motives | 1 | |
Contents | 2 | |
Relevance of the Study | 3 | |
Sources | 4 | |
Difficulties | 5 | |
Notes | 6 | |
Section I | What Makes a HaBaD Rebbe? | 9 |
Introduction | 11 | |
Brief Description of the HaBaD Movement | 11 | |
Notes | 14 | |
1 | General Description of Pre-Hasidic Jewish Leadership | 17 |
Notes | 19 | |
2 | Hasidic Leadership | 21 |
The Beginnings of Hasidism | 21 | |
General Hasidic Ideas of the Zaddik as Leader | 26 | |
The Source of the Zaddik's Soul | 27 | |
Breslav as an Aberration | 29 | |
Social Functions of the Zaddik | 30 | |
Transferral of the Zaddik's Authority | 32 | |
Notes | 34 | |
3 | HaBaD Conceptions of the Zaddik | 40 |
Historical Context to HaBaD Leadership Ideas | 40 | |
General Hasidic Influences | 41 | |
RaSHaZ's Concept of the Zaddik | 46 | |
Defining the Rebbe to the Outside World | 50 | |
Other Contributions to the HaBaDic Conception of Rebbe/Leader | 53 | |
Notes | 55 | |
4 | The HaBaD Hasid's Relationship with his Rebbe | 60 |
The Hasid's Spiritual Makeup | 60 | |
Social Needs of the Hasid | 61 | |
Needs of HaBaD Hasidim | 63 | |
Financing the Zaddik | 64 | |
Notes | 67 | |
5 | The HaBaD Rebbe as Scholar | 70 |
Scholarship and Leadership | 70 | |
Scholarship in Hasidic Leadership | 71 | |
HaBaD Scholarship | 72 | |
Scholarship and Public Relations | 73 | |
HaBaD Manuscripts as a Symbol of Transferral | 75 | |
Notes | 77 | |
6 | Leadership Models for the HaBaD Leader | 81 |
HaBaD Rebbe as High Priest | 81 | |
HaBaD Rebbe as Prophet | 83 | |
HaBaD Rebbe as Reluctant Leader | 85 | |
HaBaD Rebbe as Charismatic Leader | 88 | |
HaBaD Rebbe as King | 92 | |
HaBaD Rebbe as Nasi | 93 | |
Notes | 95 | |
7 | HaBaD Rebbe as a Military Leader | 99 |
Prominence of the Military Leader | 99 | |
Militancy of RaSHaZ | 100 | |
Militancy in Other HaBaD Rebbes | 101 | |
Shlichut as a Military Term | 102 | |
Notes | 103 | |
8 | Ancestor Worship in HaBaD Leadership | 106 |
To Carry Out the Will of the Rebbe | 109 | |
Notes | 111 | |
9 | Messianism in the HaBaD Leadership | 113 |
Messianism and HaBaD Rebbes | 115 | |
Messianism and RaMaSH | 115 | |
Conclusion | 117 | |
Notes | 118 | |
Section II | The Transfer of Leadership in the HaBaD Movements: Past Models | 121 |
Introduction | 123 | |
Difficulties With The Proposed Study | 125 | |
Notes | 126 | |
10 | The Leadership of Shneur Zalman (RaSHaZ) | 128 |
Competition to RaSHaZ | 129 | |
Menahem Mendel of Vitebsk (MMV) | 129 | |
Yissacher Ber and Yisrael of Polosk | 130 | |
Avraham of Kalisk | 131 | |
Polishe-HaGaT Zaddikim | 132 | |
The Mitnagdim | 133 | |
The Rise of RaSHaZ To Eminence | 134 | |
Consolidation of RaSHaZ's Authority | 137 | |
Delegation of Authority | 141 | |
Leadership Through Mysticism | 142 | |
The Hasidic Groupings and Their Choice of Rebbe | 142 | |
Summary of Factors that Contributed to RaSHaZ's Leadership | 148 | |
Relevance of the Above Chapter to RaMaSH | 153 | |
Similarities between RaSHaZ and RaMaSH | 153 | |
Dissimilarities Between RaSHaZ and RaMaSH | 155 | |
Notes | 156 | |
11 | The Leadership of Dov Ber | 160 |
Historical Context | 160 | |
Competition to Dov Ber | 162 | |
The Election of Dov Ber as the HaBaD Rebbe | 172 | |
Consolidation of Dov Ber's Authority | 176 | |
The Hasidic Groupings and Their Choice of Rebbe | 183 | |
Summary of Factors that Contributed to Dov Ber's Leadership | 187 | |
Relevance of the Above Chapter to RaMaSH | 188 | |
Conclusion | 189 | |
Notes | 189 | |
12 | The Leadership of Menachem Mendel--Zemach Zedek (ZZ) | 193 |
Historical Context | 193 | |
Evolution of the HaBaDic Leadership Criteria (Third Generation) | 194 | |
Competition to ZZ | 195 | |
The Election of ZZ as the HaBaD Rebbe | 197 | |
Consolidation of ZZ's Authority | 201 | |
The Hasidic Groupings and Their Choice of Rebbe | 206 | |
Conclusion | 208 | |
Notes | 208 | |
13 | The Leadership of Shmuel | 211 |
Historical Context | 211 | |
Evolution of the HaBaDic Leadership Criteria (Fourth Generation) | 213 | |
Competition to Shmuel | 214 | |
The Election of Shmuel of Lubavitch as Rebbe | 224 | |
Evolution of the HaBaDic Leadership Criteria (Fifth Generation) | 227 | |
Hasidic Groupings and their Choice of Rebbe | 229 | |
Relevance of the Above Chapter to RaMaSH | 231 | |
Conclusion | 233 | |
Notes | 233 | |
14 | The Leadership of Shalom Dov Ber (RaSHaB) | 236 |
Historical Context | 236 | |
Evolution of the HaBaDic Leadership Criteria (Sixth Generation) | 236 | |
The Difficulties of the Age as Contributing to Change | 238 | |
Competition to RaSHaB | 240 | |
The Election of RaSHaB as a Rebbe | 241 | |
Consolidation of RaSHaB's Authority | 244 | |
The Hasidic Groupings and Their Choice of Rebbe | 249 | |
Relevance of the Above Chapter to RaMaSH | 249 | |
Notes | 250 | |
15 | The Leadership of Yosef Yitzchak (RaYYaZ) | 252 |
Historical Context | 252 | |
Evolution of the HaBaDic Leadership Criteria | 253 | |
Competition To RaYYaZ | 256 | |
The Rize of RaYYaZ to Eminence in Soviet Russia | 257 | |
Consolidation of RaYYaZ's Authority in Soviet Russia | 259 | |
Leadership over Russian Jewry | 262 | |
The Rize of RaYYaZ to Eminence in North America | 265 | |
A Hero's Reputation | 266 | |
International HaBaD Communities | 267 | |
Correspondence | 268 | |
Competition to RaYYaZ in the United States | 269 | |
Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine HaCohen (The Malach) | 269 | |
Hasidic Infrastructure | 271 | |
Old-Boys Network | 271 | |
HaBaD's Institutional Presence in the United States | 272 | |
RaYYaZ's Personality | 273 | |
The Politics of Leadership | 275 | |
Consolidation of RaYYaZ's Authority in North America | 281 | |
Relevance of the Above Chapter to RaMaSH | 282 | |
Conclusion | 282 | |
Notes | 283 | |
Section III | The Election of RaMaSH as the HaBaD Rebbe | 289 |
Introduction | 291 | |
Difficulties with the Proposed Study | 293 | |
Notes | 294 | |
16 | A Brief Biographical Sketch of RaMaSH's Pre-Rebbe Life | 296 |
Stories of RaMaSH's Pre-Rebbe Life | 299 | |
Notes | 304 | |
17 | RaMaSH as Son-in-Law of RaYYaZ | 307 |
The Son-in-Law in Traditional Society | 308 | |
Yisrael Aryeh Leib as RaYYaZ's Potential Son-in-Law | 309 | |
Chaya Mousia as Match for RaMaSH | 310 | |
Selection of RaMaSH as a Son-in-law by Virtue of his Genealogy | 311 | |
Selection of RaMaSH as a Son-in-Law by Virtue of his Family | 312 | |
Selection of RaMaSH as a Son-in-law by Virtue of his Own Qualities | 313 | |
Notes | 318 | |
18 | Self-Development of RaMaSH | 322 |
Public Attention | 323 | |
RaMaSH's Relationship with RaYYaZ | 325 | |
Notes | 328 | |
19 | Introduction to RaMaSH's Leadership Bid | 330 |
Sources | 330 | |
The Pre-Election Environment | 332 | |
International Communities | 333 | |
Notes | 336 | |
20 | Competition to RaMaSH's Leadership Bid | 337 |
Two Successors | 337 | |
No Successor | 338 | |
Menachem Mendel Horenshtein | 339 | |
Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gourary | 339 | |
Shmaryahuh Gourary (RaSHaG) | 342 | |
Notes | 350 | |
21 | RaYYaZ's Intentions Regarding the Future Succession | 353 |
To Carry Out the Will of the Rebbe | 353 | |
Did RaYYaZ Support RaMaSH's Candidacy? | 354 | |
Jobs and Titles | 355 | |
Notes | 357 | |
22 | The Death of RaYYaZ and Pro-RaMaSH Posturing | 359 |
First Impressions | 359 | |
Notes | 361 | |
23 | RaMaSH's Leadership Qualities | 362 |
The Religious Mind-Set | 363 | |
A General Impression of RaMaSH's Religious Mind-Set | 364 | |
RaMaSH-Likeable-Charismatic | 366 | |
RaMaSH as an Administrator | 367 | |
Absence from the Political Fray | 372 | |
RaMaSH as a Source of Encouragement and Solace | 373 | |
RaMaSH as a Reluctant Leader | 376 | |
RaMaSH as a Worker of Wonders | 382 | |
RaMaSH as a Source of Information and Archives | 384 | |
RaMaSH as a Conduit for RaYYaZ's leadership | 385 | |
RaMaSH as a Mystic | 387 | |
Notes | 389 | |
24 | RaMaSH's Appointment as the HaBaD-Lubavitch Rebbe | 394 |
The Process | 394 | |
The Hasidic Groupings and Their Choice of Rebbe | 395 | |
Application of the "Class Distinction" Hypothesis | 396 | |
The Pro-RaSHaG Alliance | 397 | |
The Pro-RaMaSH Alliance | 399 | |
Conclusion | 402 | |
Notes | 403 | |
Glossary of Terms | 407 | |
Glossary of People, Abbreviations, and Acronyms | 417 | |
Bibliography | 423 | |
Index | 443 |
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