The Great Mission.The Great Mission Rabbi rabbi [Heb.,=my master; my teacher], the title of a Jewish spiritual leader. The role of the rabbi has undergone a number of transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were primarily teachers and interpreters of the Torah. They developed the liturgy, calendar, and other aspects of post-Temple Judaism. Eli Friedman, compiler Rabbi Elchonon Lesches, translator Merkos Publications 291 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213 0826606814 $20.00 www.kehotonline.com Knowledgeably compiled by Rabbi Eli Friedman and expertly translated by Rabbi Elchonon Lesches, The Great Mission: The Life And Story Of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Baal (bā`əl), plural Baalim (bā`əlĭm) [Semitic,=master, lord], name used throughout the Bible for the chief deity or for deities of Canaan. Shem Shem, in the Bible, eldest son of Noah; presented as the ancestor of the Semites, particularly of the Hebrews and Arabs. An apocalypse called the Paraphrase of Shem was found among the Nag Hammadi codices. The Treatise of Shem, known from a 15th-century Syriac manuscript, is an astrological almanac. Tov is the story of the man who first explained a new dimension of Jewish mystical concepts to the Judaic community. A combination of biography, philosophy, and story, The Great Mission is an hagiography which is unique from the many books previously written about Ball Shem Tov who founded the Chasidic movement. All of the stories and teachings that comprise The Great Mission are directly drawn from the talks and written works of the seven Rebbe leaders of Chaad-Lubavitch, which constitute an unbroken pedigree chain from Ball Shem Tov down through the modern era. A seminal contribution to Judaic Studies in general, and Chasidic Studies in particular, The Great Mission is welcome addition to personal and academic library collections, and very strongly recommended reading for both scholars and non-specialist general readers with an interest in Judaic mysticism mysticism (mĭs`tĭsĭzəm) [Gr.,=the practice of those who are initiated into the mysteries], the practice of putting oneself into, and remaining in, direct relation with God, the Absolute, or any unifying principle of life. Mysticism is inseparably linked with religion.. |
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