{"product_id":"defender-of-the-faithful-the-life-and-thought-of-rabbi-levi-yitshak-of-berdychiv-9781684581016","title":"Defender of the Faithful: The Life and Thought of Rabbi Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first scholarly biography of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv in English in over thirty-five years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefender of the Faithful \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the life and thought of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv (1740-1809), one of the most fascinating and colorful Hasidic leaders of his time. This is an intellectual and religious biography, a reading of the development of his thought and career. Featuring examples of Levi Yitshak's extraordinary texts alongside insightful analysis by scholar and theologian Arthur Green, \u003ci\u003eDefender of the Faithful\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling study of both Levi Yitshak's theology and broader philosophy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Green \u003c\/b\u003ewas founding dean and is recently retired as rector of the Rabbinical School and the Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College. He is professor emeritus at Brandeis University, where he occupied the distinguished Philip W. Lown Professorship of Jewish Thought. His books include \u003ci\u003eTormented Master: A Life of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Matter: Studies in Jewish Mysticism and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA New Hasidism: Branches\u003c\/i\u003e; and J\u003ci\u003eudaism for the World: Reflections on God, Life, and Love\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was awarded a National Jewish Book Award. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brandeis University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50386975260946,"sku":"9781684581016","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7128125c-33ec-49ab-a7cb-9c3cfe0014af.jpg?v=1728864439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/defender-of-the-faithful-the-life-and-thought-of-rabbi-levi-yitshak-of-berdychiv-9781684581016","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}