The Quest for Authenticity

The Thought of Reb Simhah Bunim

By: Michael Rosen

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Hardcover | 1 October 2022

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Distilling the teachings and thought of Rabbi Simha Bunim, one of the foremost figures in the Przysucha school of Hasidism, this study sheds light both on what students of the Pryzsucha tradition believed as well as on its influence on Polish Hasidism at large. Pryzsucha Hasidism believed in a service to God that demanded both passion and analytical study, and sought to understand the human being, rather than God himself. This exploration of Rabbi Bunim's thought illustrates how the spiritual leader was able to transform Przysucha Hasidism into a genuine movement and, in doing so, become the dominant personality in the Hasidic community in Poland during the early part of the 19th century.

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"What happens when a Hasid and a Litvak get together? Well, according to Rabbi Rosen, this is to be the wave of the future [...] Not only has he brought two seemingly opposing bedfellows to dwell comfortably in the space of Yakar, but... he published a fascinating new book [...] Rosen demonstrates how Przysucha Hasidut fuses personal authenticity, intellectual integrity and human inquiry. "--Rabbi Dr. Natan Ophir (Offenbacher), Lookstein Digest "[The book] is worthwhile reading both academically and spiritually." -- Lookstein Digest

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