Defender of the Faithful: The Life and Thought of Rabbi Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry)
Green, Arthur
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ISBN 13: 9781684581016
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Defender of the Faithful: The Life and Thought of Rabbi Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry)

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The first scholarly biography of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv in English in over thirty-five years.

Defender of the Faithful explores the life and thought of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv (1740-1809), one of the most fascinating and colorful Hasidic leaders of his time. This is an intellectual and religious biography, a reading of the development of his thought and career. Featuring examples of Levi Yitshak's extraordinary texts alongside insightful analysis by scholar and theologian Arthur Green, Defender of the Faithful is a compelling study of both Levi Yitshak's theology and broader philosophy.

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