How did the Hasidic founders experience the creation of the worlds? What were the conceptual tools that helped them in the formative experience of contraction (tzimzum)? This book deals with the archeology of the Hasidic body of knowledge. It claims that the teachings of the fathers of Hasidism are based on an intellectual and mystical skeleton, which includes common basic assumptions. The main discussion revolves around the thought of Rav Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezritch, and his disciples.
Prof. Dov Schwartz, winner of the Israel Prize for the year 2017, serves as the head of the Jewish Philosophy Department at Bar-Ilan University and is a senior research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He has published many books and articles on Jewish thought through the ages.
Danacode: 110-20364 ISBN: 978-965-226-654-5 Language: Hebrew Pages: 342 Weight: 780 gr Dimensions: 17X24 cm Publication Date: 06/2024 Publisher: Bar-Ilan University Press