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 Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld is assistant rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York, and is on the Judaic Studies Faculty at SAR High School in Riverdale. He studied at Yeshivat Hakotel, and received a BA with Honors in English Literature from Yeshiva University, and an MS ed. from the Azrilei Graduate School. He served as a sharpshooter in the IDF as a ‘Lone Soldier’. He received Semicha (rabbinic ordination) from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
We continue learning the Torahs of the Ba'al Shem Tov, emphasizing the somewhat radical nature of their formulation but showing how the teachings are in fact deeply rooted in ancient Jewish traditions. We conclude with a prayer that the life and teachings...
We begin learning the teachings, or Torahs of the Ba'al Shem Tov from the texts. How do these teachings come to us? What are the central ideas of the Ba'al Shem Tov's doctrine as transmitted to his circle of students and beyond? Finally, what makes them s...
Most of what we know about the life of the Ba'al Shem Tov comes from the stories transmitted by his circle of disciples and their students. What kind of religious value do we ascribe to stories of the righteous in Judaism? What is the function of stories ...
What is the essence of Chassidus? Can the idea of the Ba'al Shem Tov be neatly defined? In this class, we look for answers to this question from scholars and Rebbes, Chassidim and the Besht himself. What was the innovation of the Besht, and why was it so ...
A discussion of the biographical background of the Besht, his historical context, and the process of the dissemination of his teachings by his disciples. Toward the end, the class touches upon the essence of Chassidus, which will be discussed next week.
A five-part series of classes on the founder of Chassidus and how the revelation of his Torah teachings impacts the world at large.
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