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Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler's Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The escape of ultra-orthodox Jewish leader Rebbe Schneersohn from Hitler’s Warsaw in 1939 has always been a subject of speculation This book uncovers the true story of the rescue and the heroic role of the part-Jewish German soldier who led the operation. "This is great material—the stuff of Hollywood films—and historian Rigg makes the most of it. . . . A well-written and vital addition to the literature of Holocaust survivor studies."— Publishers Weekly
" Rescued from the Reich reads like a spy/suspense novel, but it is actual history, the amazing story of how the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his court were rescued from Nazi Germany."—Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book World
"Just when you thought the Second World War had no more secrets, along comes a book that blows a crater in the ramparts of received opinion."—Norman Lebrecht, The Evening Standard.
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Lubavitchers As Citizens: A Paradox of Liberal Democracy
Lubavitchers are active in the civic life of their communities and so should be considered good citizens by advocates of participatory democracy. However, their obviously nonliberal worldview tends to elicit rancor in precisely those quarters. The notion that democratic political institutions require the support of a democratic political culture is pervasive in political theory. Many scholars treat democratic virtues and liberal values as synonymous. As a result, nonliberal groups are viewed with suspicion: if they reject liberal values, they are also seen as rejecting democratic ones. Jan Feldman focuses on a subset of Chassidic Judaism known as Lubavitch, or ChaBad, to explore this assumption. Lubavitchers make an excellent test case, she explains, because they are informed, politically active, and democratic on the one hand, yet embrace nonliberal values on the other. Unlike the Amish or Hutterites, they do not rely on rural isolation for group survival but function remarkably well in secular, urban settings. They embrace rather than withdraw from political life. Although they do not use the state to promote their worldview to a wider audience, their entry into the public realm often generates hostility and fear. Feldman does not claim that liberal values are irrelevant to democracy nor does she argue that all nonliberal groups are equally benign. "What Lubavitchers allow us to investigate," she writes, "is the common assumption that liberal and democratic attitudes are inextricably linked." Through numerous interviews in the centers of Lubavitch life in Montreal, New York, and Washington, D.C., she not only illuminates a group fascinating in its own right but also provides insights into long-held assumptions about the relationship between liberal and democratic values..
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Heaven On Earth: Reflections on the Theology of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe
In Heaven on Earth, Rabbi Faitel Levin draws on the writings of the Lubavitch movement's late leader Rabbi Menachem M. Schnneerson to reframe divergent expressions as the product of one coherent, revolutionary theology. Through a concept termed "dirah betachtonim" (lit. "A dwelling place in the lower realms"), Rabbi Levin explains how physicality is the essence of G-d. Unlike previous Jewish approaches to G-d, dirah betachtonim brings G-d into the here and now without having to transcend physical limitations. "The physical is actually the essence of G-d", writes Rabbi Levin "not because the physical serves as a spring board for the spiritual, nor because one learns to find some redeeming feature, some transcendent dimension in the physical. No, physicality itself provides the ultimate mystical encounter." Countering centuries of religious thought, Heaven on Earth presents a system where the corporeal body is seen not as an enemy, but a friend. By summarizing Jewish sources through a careful analysis of material buried within the Talmud, kabbalah, and early Chassidic teachings, Rabbi Levin demonstrates that the Lubavitcher Rebbe's approach truly represents a fundamental shift in emphasis. It moves beyond the kabbalistic mystical worlds that chart the Godhead with triangles and diagrams. Instead, the reader is brought into a vision where true accomplishment lies in one's most worldly actions. Other topics discussed are how dirah betachtonim coincides with Jewish observance and the nature of man and woman. Additionally, a full chapter is devoted to explaining how this concept shaped Lubavitch's full spectrum of religious and social programs. Scholarly, comprehensive, and approachable, Heaven on Earth reveals how the Lubavitcher Rebbe revolutionized Jewish theology and exposed the Divine within what at first appeared to be just skin deep..
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Chabad Melodies ~ Music of the Lubavitcher Chassidim
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Girls in the Lubavitcher community.(Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers: An Intimate Journey Among Hasidic Girls)(Book Review): An article from: Midstream
This digital document is an article from Midstream, published by Theodor Herzl Foundation on July 1, 2004. The length of the article is 2271 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Girls in the Lubavitcher community.(Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers: An Intimate Journey Among Hasidic Girls)(Book Review) Author: George Jochnowitz Publication:Midstream (Magazine/Journal) Date: July 1, 2004 Publisher: Theodor Herzl Foundation Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Page: 44(2) Article Type: Book Review Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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