In this Book
- The Hasidic Parable
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: Jewish Publication Society
summary
The teachers of Hasidism gave new life to the literary tradition of parable, a story that teaches a spiritual or moral truth. In The Hasidic Parable, acclaimed author Aryeh Wineman takes readers through the great works of the hasidic storytellers.
Telling parables, explains Rabbi Wineman, was a strategy that the hasidic masters used to foster a radical shift in thinking about God, the world, and the values and norms of religious life. Although these parables date back 200 years or more, they deal with moral and religious themes and issues still relevant today. Each is accompanied by notes and commentary by the author that illuminate their ideological significance and their historical roots and background.
These parables have been culled from classical hasidic homiletic texts, chosen because of their literary qualities, their explanation of key concepts in the hasidic world-view, and also because of what they say to us about the conflicts and tensions accompanying Hasidism's emergence and growth.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xxv
- Paradox and the Unexpected
- Chipping Away at the Mountain
- pp. 10-14
- God in Transit
- pp. 15-19
- The Correct Motivation
- pp. 20-22
- The Talking Bird
- pp. 23-25
- Compassion as Punishment
- pp. 26-28
- The Evil Inclination
- pp. 33-34
- Redefinitions
- The Crown and the Container
- pp. 37-40
- Beyond Request
- pp. 41-42
- Sound without Words
- pp. 43-48
- On the Language of Melody
- pp. 49-51
- When a House of Sticks Is Shattered
- pp. 56-57
- The Suffering of the Shekhinah
- pp. 58-60
- Unconventional Ways to Serve
- pp. 61-64
- On the Need for the Spontaneous
- pp. 65-67
- The Miraculous within the Everyday
- pp. 68-73
- Seeing a Woman's Beautiful Clothing
- pp. 74-76
- Deepening the Implications of Divine Oneness
- The Barriers to the Palace
- pp. 79-81
- The King's Two Messengers
- pp. 82-84
- On Evil as a Divine Instrument
- pp. 85-87
- On Intruding Thoughts
- pp. 88-90
- It Is God Who Awakens Our Minds
- pp. 91-93
- Child and Parent
- pp. 94-101
- The Ultimate Disloyalty
- pp. 101-102
- Transforming Sadness from Within
- pp. 103-105
- Echoes and Transformations of Older Motifs
- The Polemics of an Hour of History
- Arms without Fire
- pp. 141-144
- On the Inability to Hear the Melody
- pp. 145-147
- A Holy Man's Dependence upon His Followers
- pp. 148-150
- To Break Down All the Doors and Locks
- pp. 159-161
- More Treasure Tales
- pp. 165-171
- Where the True Treasure Is to Be Found
- pp. 172-178
- Glossary of Terms and Personalities
- pp. 179-183
- Sources and Bibliography
- pp. 185-191
Additional Information
ISBN
9780827610316
Related ISBN(s)
9780827607071
MARC Record
OCLC
680616284
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No