The Hasidic Parable

by Aryeh Wineman and Rabbi Aryeh Wineman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827607075
• ISBN13: 9780827607071
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"