| Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl: Upright Practices, the Light of the Eyes Revised Edition Contributor(s): Green, Arthur (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0809123746 ISBN-13: 9780809123742 Publisher: Paulist Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1982 Annotation: The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 296.74 |
| LCCN: 82081633 |
| Series: Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.01" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The publication of the Classics of Western Spirituality(TM) represents a cultural event of the greatest importance. It transcends all sectarian boundaries and brings to the spiritually sensitive reader the choicest creations of the human spirit when it is touched by the encounter with God. Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl: Upright Practices, The Light of the Eyes translated and introduced by Arthur Green preface by Samuel H. Dresner All began with a single point-the point of supernal wisdom, hokhmah. The power of the Creator is present in all of His creations; the wisdom of God fills and takes on the garb of every thing that is. Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl (1730-1797) Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl (1730-1797) was rabbi of the small Jewish community of Chernobyl, near Kiev in the Ukraine. A member of the Maggid school of Miezrich, he was part of the Hasidic movement that played a key role in the history of Eastern European Jewry. In this volume, two of Rabbi Nahum's works are made available to the general reader for the first time in English. Upright Practices is a devotional manual of personal practices recommended by the Hasidic master for his disciples. The Light of the Eyes is a collection of homilies based on the Book of Genesis. Until now chiefly the sacred property of the Hasidim, these homilies are prime examples of the genre that, more than any other, reveals the earnestness and depth of Hasidic spirituality. |