From Tiberias, with Love : R. Abraham ha-Kohen of Kalisk
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From Tiberias, With Love is a journey to rediscovering the magic and mystery, the intimacy and depth of a lost moment in the history of a remarkably relevant conscious community in the Galilee that still has much to teach us. In the year 1777, a group of spiritual seekers from Eastern Europe set sail in search of a promised land, far away from the internal and external conflicts plaguing those souls seeking the infinite within this finite world. Some who set sail identified with the burgeoning Jewish spiritual renewal movement of hasidism, while others seem to have just come along for the ride. Weathering challenges both socio-economic and geographic, this emigrating group sought to establish a center for a burgeoning hasidic ethos that would radiate to the Diaspora from its renewed center in the Holy Land in Palestine. Tiberian Hasidism provides a model of an intensive contemplative life that is particularly appealing to contemporary spiritual seekers for many reasons, including: its deep focus on mystical theology; devotional practice; and the ecstasy of deep friendship rather than allegiance to an institutionalized religion. This volume focuses on the teachings of R. Abraham haCohen of Kalisk ripe for excavation, offering an authentic roadmap to future contemplative pathways ripe for our age.
“A trulygroundbreaking study of Rabbi Abraham haCohen of Kalisk—a Hasidic master, whoalong with Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, lived and thought boldly.Adventurous enough to lead a group of his followers from Eastern Europe toPalestine in the 18th century, he also modeled a heart-based, ecstatic form ofJewish spirituality. Abraham of Kalisk combined intense devotional practicewith mystical fellowship, exemplifying his belief that one can discover thedivine both deep within oneself and through interpersonal relationship. Thewide-ranging, impressive essays in this volume bring this seminal figure tolife and enrich our understanding of Jewish mysticism on the cusp ofmodernity.”
— Daniel C. Matt,translator of Pritzker Edition of the Zohar
“For over a decade,Aubrey Glazer and Nehemia Polen have been working to explore and retrieve thespirit of Tiberian Hasidism. They represent a small group of dedicated andserious religious scholars/seekers who have found their counterparts in the18th century. These essays and translations show early Hasidism—andcontemporary scholarship—at their most profound levels. This book is a ‘must’for both historians and seekers.”
— R. Dr. Arthur Green,Rector of Hebrew College Rabbinical School, author of Speaking Torah
“Hasidism is oftenthought of as a product of Eastern European Jewry, embedded in its social,political, and cultural context. While largely true, this depiction ignores thefact that some early proponents of Hasidism immigrated in Palestine and beganto teach and write in Safed, Tiberias, and other locales. Drawn simply by theprospect of living in the Holy Land, or by a vision of imminent redemption,these Hasidic circles offered intriguing versions of Hasidic teaching outsideof Eastern Europe. This volume is the first dedicated to Erez Israel Hasidismfrom the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Prominent scholars engage inin-depth analysis of this Hasidic literature on the highest scholarly level.This is a must for anyone interested in Hasidism or the development of Jewishspiritual traditions more generally.”
— Shaul Magid,Distinguished Fellow in Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College and Kogod SeniorResearch Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
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