New! Jewish Spiritual Growth: The Step-by-Step Guide of a Hasidic Master
by Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira (the Piaseszner Rebbe)
by Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira (the Piaseszner Rebbe)
"A Tour de Force--A Path toward Inner Growth"
--Professor Shaul Magid, Indiana University/Bloomington
A tour de force focused on developing one’s emotions and spiritual core, Shapira’s work is unprecedented in modern Hasidic literature. Yaacov David Shulman’s felicitous and textured translation in Jewish Spiritual Growth retains the flavor of Shapira’s traditional Hasidic approach while opening this text to an English speaking audience interested in how one Hasidic master understood Hasidism as a path toward inner growth and, eventually, toward prophecy.
"Brimming with Beauty and Contemporary Relevance"
--Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, Yeshiva University and Congregation Aish Kodesh
A remarkable introduction to the depth of Chassidus brimming with beauty and contemporary relevance. The elegant translation brings to life the fiery words of the martyred tzaddik and kadosh of Piaseszna.
"An Authentic Rendition of Hasidic Spiritual Guidance"
--Rabbi Zvi Leshem, Gershom Scholem Library and Congregation Shirat Shlomo
The instructions in this book cover a wide range of topics, from meditative techniques to guidelines for spiritual fraternities, to advice for prayer and self-introspection, all addressed to the reader in a personal and intimate fashion. A significant contribution to the English-speaking Torah world that thirsts for authentic renditions of Hasidic spiritual guidance.
"Clear, Poetic and Inspiring"
--Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hirsch Weinreb, Orthodox Union
In this masterful and sensitive translation Yaacov Dovid Shulman demonstrates a profound understanding of the author's highly original spiritual agenda coupled with an exquisite rendering of complex concepts into a language which is clear, poetic, and inspiring.
Available both in paperback and on Kindle.
--Professor Shaul Magid, Indiana University/Bloomington
A tour de force focused on developing one’s emotions and spiritual core, Shapira’s work is unprecedented in modern Hasidic literature. Yaacov David Shulman’s felicitous and textured translation in Jewish Spiritual Growth retains the flavor of Shapira’s traditional Hasidic approach while opening this text to an English speaking audience interested in how one Hasidic master understood Hasidism as a path toward inner growth and, eventually, toward prophecy.
"Brimming with Beauty and Contemporary Relevance"
--Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, Yeshiva University and Congregation Aish Kodesh
A remarkable introduction to the depth of Chassidus brimming with beauty and contemporary relevance. The elegant translation brings to life the fiery words of the martyred tzaddik and kadosh of Piaseszna.
"An Authentic Rendition of Hasidic Spiritual Guidance"
--Rabbi Zvi Leshem, Gershom Scholem Library and Congregation Shirat Shlomo
The instructions in this book cover a wide range of topics, from meditative techniques to guidelines for spiritual fraternities, to advice for prayer and self-introspection, all addressed to the reader in a personal and intimate fashion. A significant contribution to the English-speaking Torah world that thirsts for authentic renditions of Hasidic spiritual guidance.
"Clear, Poetic and Inspiring"
--Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hirsch Weinreb, Orthodox Union
In this masterful and sensitive translation Yaacov Dovid Shulman demonstrates a profound understanding of the author's highly original spiritual agenda coupled with an exquisite rendering of complex concepts into a language which is clear, poetic, and inspiring.
Available both in paperback and on Kindle.