{"product_id":"speaking-torah-vol-2-spiritual-teachings-from-around-the-maggids-table-9781580236942","title":"Speaking Torah Vol 2: Spiritual Teachings from Around the Maggid's Table","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most powerful Hasidic teachings made accessible--from some of the world's preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The teachings of Torah, from beginning to end, are read here as a path toward liberation, a way of uplifting your soul and allowing it to journey homeward, back to its Source in the oneness of all being. Or, even better, to discover that oneness right here, in a loving but transformative embrace of both world and self.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from \"To the Reader\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Hasidic tales have become widely known to modern audiences, the profound spiritual teachings that stand at the very heart of Hasidism have remained a closed book for all except scholars. This fascinating selection--presented in two volumes following the weekly Torah reading and the holiday cycle, and featured in English and Hebrew--makes the teachings accessible in an extraordinary way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 covers Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus, and includes a history of early Hasidism and a summary of central religious teachings of the Maggid's school. Volume 2 covers Numbers and Deuteronomy and the holiday cycle, and includes brief biographies of the Hasidic figures. Each teaching is presented with a fresh translation and contemporary commentary that builds a bridge between the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries. And each teaching concludes with a dynamic round-table discussion between distinguished Jewish scholar Arthur Green and his closest students--the editors of this volume. They highlight the wisdom that is most meaningful for them, thus serving as a contemporary circle's reflections on the original mystical circle of master and disciples who created these teachings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 of a 2-volume set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreen, Arthur:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur Green, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is recognized as one of the world's preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality. He is the Irving Brudnick professor of philosophy and religion at Hebrew College and rector of the Rabbinical School, which he founded in 2004. Professor emeritus at Brandeis University, he also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where he served as dean and president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Green is author of several books including \u003cem\u003eJudaism's Ten Best Ideas: A Brief Guide for Seeker\u003c\/em\u003es; \u003cem\u003eEhyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Your Word Is Fire: The Hasidic Masters on Contemplative Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTormented Master: The Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav\u003c\/em\u003e (all Jewish Lights). He is also author of \u003cem\u003eRadical Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e (Yale University Press) and coauthor of \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Torah: Spiritual Teachings from around the Maggid's Table.\u003c\/em\u003e He is long associated with the Havurah movement and a neo-Hasidic approach to Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeader, Ebn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Ebn Leader\u003c\/strong\u003e is director of the Bet Midrash and an instructor in Talmud, Jewish law and Jewish mysticism at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. He is the coeditor of \u003cem\u003eGod in All Moments: Mystical and Practical Wisdom from Hasidic Masters\u003c\/em\u003e, and has contributed to \u003cem\u003eJewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections\u003c\/em\u003e (both Jewish Lights). Prior to coming to Hebrew College, he served for several years as an educator at Jewish secondary schools in Jerusalem and Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMayse, Ariel Evan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAriel Evan Mayse\u003c\/strong\u003e is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jewish Lights Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357110243602,"sku":"9781580236942","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fd993b6-86ac-4310-b7be-378b17f1b723.jpg?v=1737067781","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/speaking-torah-vol-2-spiritual-teachings-from-around-the-maggids-table-9781580236942","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}