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To Be Chasidic: A Contemporary Guide »

Authors: Chaim Dalfin
ISBN-13: 9781568219059, ISBN-10: 1568219059
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: January 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Written for both the traditional and the non-observant Jew, this book serves as an excellent introduction to the theology of chasidism.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Pt. I	The Philosophical
1	Principles of Traditional Judaism	3
2	Principles of Chasidism	9
Pt. II	The Ideological Contribution of Chasidus within Torah
3	Emunah, Faith	31
4	Mitzvos: Chukim, Mishpotim, and Eduyos - Statutes, Laws, and Testimonies	41
5	Human Perfection	51
6	Ego and Humility	61
7	Reward and Punishment	71
Pt. III	The Practical
8	Moshiach	93
9	Self-Sacrifice - Mesiras Nefesh	111
10	Deed or Study	127
11	Tefillah, Prayer	133
12	Education of Children	147
13	Wearing a Beard	151
14	Men Going to the Mikvah	167
15	Cholov Yisroel, Milk Supervised by a Jew	175
16	Rabbeinu Tam's Tefillin	183
17	Candle Lighting for Girls	187
18	Niggunim, Chasidic Melodies	193
19	Studying Chasidus	199
20	Farbrengen	205
21	The Rebbe Figure	211
	Epilogue	223
	Glossary	227
	Suggested Readings	235
	Bibliography	237
	Index	239