In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, and Islamic traditions have been critically selected, translated, and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders.
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
Foreword Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi xv
Hillel Zeitlin: A Biographical Introduction 1
Hasidism Then and Now 33
1 The Call for a New Hasidism: 33
Translator's Introduction 33
What Does Yavneh Want? 37
Admonitions for Every True Member of Yavneh 43
Three Aramaic Chapters from Sifran shel Yehidim 49
With Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem Tov 58
Two Letters: On Establishing Yavneh in Jerusalem 68
2 The Fundaments of Hasidism 71
Judaism and Universal Religion 119
In the Souls Secret Places: Religious Experience and Its Manifestations 119
The Longing for Beauty 163
Prayers: Songs to the Eternal Introduced and Translated by Joel Rosenberg 189
Love and Anguish: On the Poetry of Hillel Zeitlin 189
Prayers (Tefillot) 194
From Songs to the Boundless One 222
Notes 231
Index 247
Overview
In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, and Islamic traditions have been critically selected, translated, and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders.