Wisdom of the heart : the teachings of Rabbi Yaakov of Izbica-Radzyn / Ora Wiskind-Elper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiskind-Elper, Ora, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hasidism--Poland--Izbica.

Hasidism.

Hasidism--Poland--Radzyn Podlaski.

Leiner, Yaakov, 1818-1878--Teachings.

Leiner, Yaakov.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These memories, written by R. Hayyim Simhah Leiner, preface the family history he compiled and first published in 1909. The grandfather of his childhood is Rabbi Yaʻakov Leiner, whose teachings are the subject of this book. R. Yaʻakov (1818-1878) was the rebbe and spiritual leader of a community of Hasidim in Izbica and then in Radzyn, located in the Podalski region of Congress Poland for over 24 years ... The discourses and insights he shared throughout his life were gathered by his sons and grandson in four large volumes entitled Beit Yaʻakov (The House of Jacob.))

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. A World of Opposites

Introduction: The "Two" and the "One"

The "Other Side": A Look at Some Minor Modes

Dialectical Relationships and "The Strength to Suffer"

2. Selfhood

Introduction: Buried Treasure

Moses' Calling

Rays of Majesty

Judah, Son of Jacob

''Judah" of Izbica-Radzyn

Joseph and Judah-Two Modes of Being

Judah, Son of Leah

3. Figures of the Feminine

Introduction: Emerging Light

Zeri'ah: Conceiving the Inconceivable

'Ibbur: In the Ultimate Depths of Being

Leidah: Crossing the Threshold

Yenikah: "Now These Calm Waters Are of Milk and All Things Overflowing"

Mohin: The Challenges of Creative Living

4. Being Otherwise

Introduction: Duality Reconsidered

The Beginning Point: Back to Eden

Endpoint: The Spark at the Body's Core

The Dead Will Live Again

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8276-0950-7

OCLC:

676698505