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Who Will Lead Us? : The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America

Author :  Heilman, Samuel C

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Country
United States
Publisher
U. of California P.
ISBN 9780520308404
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2019
Bib. Info 336 p,152 x 229 x 23mm
Categories Religion/Judaism/General
Product Weight 499 gms.
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Nearly decimated in the Holocaust and repressed in the Soviet Union, Hasidism has experienced an extraordinary revival. Hasidic communities, now settled primarily in North America and Israel, have reversed the losses they suffered and are growing exponentially. With powerful attachments to the past, mysticism, community, tradition, and charismatic leadership, Hasidism seems the opposite of contemporary Western culture, yet it has thrived in the democratic countries and culture of the West. How? Who Will Lead Us? reveals the answers in the fascinating story of five contemporary Hasidic dynasties and their handling of the delicate issue of leadership and succession. Revolving around the central figure of the rebbe, the book explores two dynasties with too few successors, two with too many successors, and one that believes their last rebbe continues to lead them even after his death. Samuel C. Heilman, recognized as a foremost expert on modern Jewish Orthodoxy, here provides outsiders with the essential guide to continuity in the Hasidic world.

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