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Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), first Chief Rabbi of the Holy Land, was a brilliant thinker and mystic whose ideas explored deeply modern philosophical and social currents. All topics—from poetry to war, from divine immanence to nationalism and universalism—caught his attention and were refracted through his ever-searching mind and...

Marvelous Hasidic tales: miracles, holy men, family dilemmas, anti-Semites overcome, piety and goodness, poverty and wealth, despair and hope, kings and wicked viceroys, and teachings of joy and optimism! Rabbi Abraham Shtern, Torah scholar, kabbalist, and author, was born in Tishevitz, Lublin district of Poland, to a Hasidic family on July 12,...

Discover the psalms in a modern vernacular that speaks to our hearts today, a language that is fresh and up-to-date poetry and at the same time a scholarly translation, the work of a writer known for both his original poetry and his translations.of classical spiritual texts.

Rabbi Chaim Vital (1543-1620) was the foremost student of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, the Ari, the pivotal master of Kabbalah, who lived in Tsefat in the sixteenth century. Under the Ari’s instructions, Rabbi Chaim Vital committed the Ari’s teachings to writing, and in his Sefer Hachzeyonot (Book of Visions), he recorded his experiences with the Ari,...

“I so much liked your perfect Little Psalms, some of them so much in the spirit (and often the language-of-feeling) of Yiddish poetry. You’ve created a fine amalgam of the American tongue and its sensibilities, and your new/old yeshiva explorations” —Cynthia Ozick, author of The Shawl,winner of the National Book Critics Circle for Criticism and...

In the fifteenth century, Rabbi Ovadiah, rabbi of Bartenura (alternatively, Bertinoro), a town in the province of Flori, and in Castello, authored the foremost commentator on the Mishnah. His desire to visit the Holy Land led him to Jerusalem; and he arrived there March 25, 1488, having commenced his journey October 29, 1486. He wrote...

An inspiring introduction to the world of Hasidic and Kabbalistic thought, based on the paradigm of the ten Divine emanations called the sefirot, and how they express themselves in our character and in our souls.“Beautiful, poetic and inspiring” —Norman Lamm, President Emeritus, Yeshiva University “An elegant and impassioned book that translates...

Teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov: Inspiring, mystical, poetic: A small but powerful anthology of Hasidic wisdom, meditation, dreams and visions

Unique in Jewish spiritual literature, Likutey Tefilot includes prayers and supplications on every topic, suiting all moods and needs. Volumes 1 includes a full introduction to the concept of prayer and its centrality in Jewish life. The prayers are printed with Reb Noson’s original Hebrew facing the English translation.

Teshuvah means “return.” It is the return to God, The return to health, The return to our soul, The return to the universe, The return to a mended planet, The return to happiness, The return to home. Lights of Teshuvah is the quintessential work of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935), first Chief Rabbi of the holy land, who was a Talmudic...

Teshuvah means “return.” It is the return to God, The return to health, The return to our soul, The return to the universe, The return to a mended planet, The return to happiness, The return to home. Lights of Teshuvah is the quintessential work of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935), first Chief Rabbi of the holy land, who was a Talmudic...

Teshuvah means “return.” It is the return to God, The return to health, The return to our soul, The return to the universe, The return to a mended planet, The return to happiness, The return to home. Lights of Teshuvah is the quintessential work of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935), first Chief Rabbi of the holy land, who was a Talmudic...

Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), first Chief Rabbi of the holy land, was a Talmudic genius, a communal leader, a saintly personality, an impassioned visionary, a fighter for social justice, a poet and–most of all–a mystic. He was also a deeply original thinker, the breadth, inclusive spirit and transcendent ecstasy of whose teachings...

“In truth, all darkness is merely diminished light” (Orot Hakodesh II, p. 455).This profoundly optimistic statement can serve as the summation of the teachings of a remarkable thinker of the twentieth century, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook.Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), first Chief Rabbi of the holy land, was a Talmudic genius, a communal...

Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira was one of the great Hasidic masters of the twentieth century. A brilliant educator, he wrote this work in the 1930’s to guide his students in the spiritual path of Hasidism. Discovered after World War II in the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, it was quickly accepted as a classic of Jewish spiritual literature.

A highly-readable Hasidic program of spiritual growth, focusing on theory and practical exercises that employ visualization, contemplation and emotion. A twentieth century spiritual classic.

Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher.

"The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is...

Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher.

"The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is...

Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher.

"The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is...

Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher.

"The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is...

Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher.

"The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is...

Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher.

"The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is...

Each of the poems in this book is an expression of a personal encounter with a teaching by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (1865-1935), Torah leader, scholar, mystic and philosopher.

"The structures of these poems are not meant to confine, but to show the way to depth and mystery. Reading his work has left me pondering just how much more there is...