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

by Aryeh Wineman

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532651366
Publisher:	Pickwick Publications
Publication date:	02/15/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	148
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Aryeh Wineman has written many studies in the area of Hebrew literature and Jewish mysticism.
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.