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Piety and Power: The World of Jewish Fundamentalism
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It's hard to find an objective and comprehensive work on ultraorthodox, or 'frum', Jewry which avoids either condemnation or apologetics. David Landau's did an excellent job, reporting in an objective and fair manner, with his personable writing style and touches of humor and warmth. Each chapter is devoted to a different aspect of frum life, which m... »
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The Teachings of Hasidism
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The body of this work consists of excepts from the writings of the early Hasidic Rabbis in the classical period (1780-1811)of the movement. This was the first work of such excerpts in English. Dan claims that the emphasis given to the later Hasidic writers in popular anthologies have given a distorted picture of the major literature of the movement. In... »
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Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi: A Biography of the First Lubavitcher Rebbe
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You should pull up my review of the Tanya to go with this review. I'm not tryin to make friends with the Chabad Chasidim. I happen to think they are Judaism's worse representatives. European standards of cleanliness, and the firm belief that only they have the emes when in fact they know they don't have the truth.
If you read the Tanya'... »
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Does the World Need the Jews
After reading the first half of this book, I was almost ready for put it down for good. Gordis starts by going on (and on and on) about how if only Jews ... »
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