DOCSLIB.ORG

Comment Parsha

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Comment Parsha a project of www.Chabad.org Shavuot 5763 (2003) The Third Way G-d looked into the Torah and cre- Comment "I'm going to tell him everything," insisted the ated the world. Man looks into first father. "No, I won't!" objected father #2. "I Torah and sustains the world want a son, not a puppet." "I'll tell him every- thing," said the third father. "But I won't tell him (Zohar) what it means" Voices Thunder on the Mountain G-d's appearance at Mount Sinai was not subtle. Mountains shook, thunder crashed. the divine voice reverberated through the galaxies. But He's kind of disappeared since The Fiftieth Miracle Seasons of Miracles are a concession to the human need to see things from a different perspective in order to the Soul apprehend what they've already seen. Shavuot is when G-d believes in us enough not to indulge it Story Original Ideas Interface At a nearby table sat a man who would come every evening for an hour of study. Although Torah is the interface between his business consumed the bulk of his day the Infinite and creation. On the and his study-skills were limited, he diligent- outside, it speaks the language ly pursued his nightly page of Talmud of humankind. On the inside is depth without end. Idea of the The Torah: An Anthology 40 essays, stories, meditations and readings, each Grasp either end and you Week offering a glimpse into something the Torah says have nothing. Grasp both and about itself and its place in our lives you have G-d Himself Shavuot Torah Readings — Exodus 19:1- Parsha 20:23; Deuteronomy 14:22--16:17 Who are the Jews, what it means to be "cho- sen", the revelation at Sinai, the Ten Commandments, and the three pilgrimage festivals For more information or to subscribe new material to one of our many insipiring added daily! periodicals log on to: This magazine contains sacred www.Chabad.org Torah material. Please do not discard. www.Chabad.org Comment The Third Way whys and hows of life. But I’ll leave him room to by: Yanki Tauber grow. He’ll do the right thing because I told him what to do, but he’ll also sense that there’s much more there — much more to understand, much more to give meaning to. He’ll discover new truths, but they won’t really be new, because they’d have been there all along, and they won’t be new to him, either, because I’d have told them to him already, but they’ll be completely new because he’ll discover a Three new fathers are sitting around discussing new meaning, a new significance, a new way to how they’re going to rear their children. make it work, a new pathway through life. And that pathway will be his own more than one he’d have “I’m going to tell him everything,” says the first forged on his own, because a self-made path would father. “I’m going to be there for him every step of only be his, and this one is both his and true. the way. My father was one of those ‘modern’ par- ents with a ‘follow your bliss’ and ‘don’t mess with “Now that’s the most convoluted speech I’ve ever their minds’ attitude. The first 25 years of my life heard,” exclaimed the first father. “You’re all mixed were nothing but a series of mistakes (which was up...” supposed to be a good thing — life’s teachers and all “No,” said the second father. “He’s got it all fig- that). Well, I made those mistakes, and learned ured out.” something from some of them (mostly what not to do), so why should my son need to start all over from The third father is G-d. And that all-mixed-up, all- square one? And what’s to guarantee that he won’t figured-out document is the Torah He presented to fall off the edge before he has a chance to figure it us when He became a father at Mount Sinai. out on his own? I’ll tell him what’s right and what’s wrong, what works and what doesn’t — that’s what a father is for!” By Yanki Tauber, editor@chabadonline.com; based on the “Not me,” said father #2. “I want a son, not a pup- teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, www.therebbe.org pet! I want to have brought another person into the world — not a replica of myself. If all he’s going to do is be walked through life by daddy, what did my child need to be born for in the first place? I want my child to be his own person, to find his own way — even if there are blunders and painful experiences along the way. As for the possibility that he’ll fail — well, that risk is there, but it’s a risk that must be taken if a new human being is going to make a life for himself...” “I’ll tell him everything,” said the third father. “But I won’t tell him what it means. That’ll be his job — working out what it means.” “You mean you’ll give it to him in code? You’ll tell him what to do, but he won’t know what he’s supposed to do until he cracks the code?” “No, no. If I don’t tell it so that he knows what to do, what’s the point? That would be just like father #2, cutting his child loose in the wilderness to blun- der about. I’ll give him the code and the key. I’ll teach him right and wrong. I’ll explain to him the Comment | Voices | Seasons of the Soul | Story | Idea of the Week | Parshah | Week at Glance 2 www.Chabad.org Voices Thunder on the cling to the remembrances of these in a strange and hostile land. I read about their struggles to retain that Mountain shard of elusive G-dliness in their lives — elusive by: Bella Schapiro because they could talk and communicate with G-d, but no matter what they did, they themselves were not touched, their souls and surroundings remained unchanged. And I read about a nation in Egypt, six hundred thousand strong, that was raised and saved as it was about to slip below the horizon of existence G-d’s appearance at Mount Sinai was not subtle. into oblivion. Mountains shook, thunder crashed. The divine voice And then I read about the mountain and the thun- reverberated through the galaxies. The world was der, the revelation to all of mankind at which this shocked into stillness. And the people present, those book was given. That not-so-subtle revelation. who were supposed to receive this great revelation, And I read in the commentaries that indeed G-d dropped dead at the first intimation of His presence. shook the world’s foundation with His appearance, They were revived shortly thereafter, only to be changing the very nature of existence. That indeed knocked out again by commandment number two. this was for us an out-of-body experience, in which Now, I can assure you that I would be happy to G-d took each of our souls and altered its make-up, drop dead myself if G-d made a personal visit. But changing forever who we are and what we could do. He’s not making a personal visit and He doesn’t want That G-d rewrote the codewords of creation, me to die. G-d started the whole business with a big enabling us to be, forever after, receptacles to a dif- bang, but He’s kind of disappeared since. Yes, there ferent type of revelation — a revelation so subtle, have been a couple of selected appearances: a cloud that although it is earth shattering, I feel only the on the tabernacle, a fire on the altar, a something slightest tremor. here, there. But it seems that the grand personal I read on. How after Mt. Sinai, the Children of appearance, where we heard G-d’s voice, felt G-d’s Israel settled into a different type of existence. One presence, was a one-time thing. in which their Torah could speak to them, and their So here I am, some three thousand years later, and actions to G-d. An existence that was enabled by that I’m left with this book called a Torah and its many, earth-shattering event, and that empowers us, to this many instructions, but none of the instructor. I’m left day, to do our own earth shattering. with a G-d who doesn’t want me to drop dead at the And I understand finally that G-d made the most sight of Him, but wants me live with Him — in His unsubtle revelation so that afterwards His presence absence. So the question I’d very much like to put to should become so subtle that it could fit in my mind, this G-d of mine is, What are You thinking? my heart. So subtle I could live with it. Nothing doing. We’re dealing with a G-d who’s not available for comment. He’s already given that Bella Schapiro, bschapiro@chabad.org, is on the editorial comment, and all the commentaries along with it. staff of Chabad.org So I open the book.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Toward a QQ Meaningful Shavuot
    ­ B”H Q Toward a QQ Meaningful ShavuoT A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Shavuot Making Shavuot Relevant EXCLUSIVE FOR SHLUCHIM By Simon Jacobson Author of Toward A Meaningful Life , A Spiritual Guide to Counting the Omer and 60 Days: A Spiritual Guide to the High Holidays 1. whAt iS ShAvUot? Page 2 5. the SiGnificAnce of MAttAn toRAh Page 18 2. MAttAn toRAh Page 4 a. formal giving of the mitzvoth a. what is torah? b. Uniting heaven and earth, spirit b. the general torah structure and matter c. why was the torah given in a desert? c. the 10 commandments d. G-d chose Us, we chose him 3. diffeRent nAMeS of the holidAy Page 12 e. Special role of children as guarantors f. Special role of women 4. lAwS, cUStoMS Page 13 a. Special prayers; torah readings 6. MoRe iMPoRtAnt eventS Page 21 b. Staying up the first night; tikkun King david and Baal Shem tov’s yahrzeits leil Shavuot 7. MAjoR ShAvUot theMeS And inSiGhtS c. Megillat Ruth Page 24 d. eating dairy e. everyone, even newborns, participate 8. SPeciAl SUPPleMent: 250th AnniveRSARy in hearing the 10 commandments of BAAl SheM tov’S yAhRzeit lecture/Sermon/class : how the Baal Shem tov changed the world Page 33 loAded with MAteRiAl – excellent for your all-night-Shavuos classes and discussions XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Q whaT iS ShavuoT ? Q in the 23rd chapter of leviticus, the torah instructs: you shall count for yourselves, from the morrow of the Shabbat, from the day on which you bring the raised omer— q seven complete weeks shall there be.
    [Show full text]
  • Living the Story About Life in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pesach Guide
    ב״ה Wellspringswww.chabadlehighvalley.com Spring 2020/Pesach 5780 DEVORAH’S RECIPE CORNER HOW TO BE Passover CONTAGIOUS ALMOND COOKIES 10 Things I’m Learning Living the Story About Life in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pesach guide A Little Nosh for the Soul Compliments of Chabad of the Lehigh Valley St. Luke’s has been named one of the IBM Watson Health™ 100 Top Hospitals in the Nation. Shana Tova, To learn more visit: stlukes100top.org NOTE FROM THE RABBI Wellsprings Magazine Passover is here... the snow is gone, the weather is turning warmer and the birds are Dedicated to back from their trip to the south. Spring is the Love and in the air! Inspiration of the In Judaism, the proximity of Passover to Lubavitcher springtime is not coincidental. The Torah Rebbe calls Passover “chag ha’aviv” the Holiday of OB”M Spring. In fact, every few years, the Jewish calendar which is lunar-based, is recalibrated to match the solar calendar, for one purpose: to ensure that Passover is in spring. Wellsprings Why spring? The reason is simple, yet profound. While Rosh Ha- shanah marks the beginning of the world’s creation, Passover com- memorates the birth of the Jewish people. For 210 years, the Jewish people were in a womb-like state during the Egyptian servitude. Like a fetus that has all its limbs developed but is unable to control them, our ancestors were living in a suspended state, “a nation within a nation.” And on the 15th of Nissan, they were “born” into freedom. As we celebrate Passover amidst the chirping of the birds and the Editorial flowering of our gardens, we not only remember the birth of the Jewish people 3,300 years ago, but actually re-experience our own Rabbi Yaacov Halperin rebirth.
    [Show full text]
  • Jewish Studies Adult Education the Way It Was Meant to Be
    The Center for Jewish Studies Adult Education the way it was meant to be Fall Semester 2005 Courses Study Groups Lectures A project of Chabad Women’s Circle Children’s Programs Holidays Prayer Services The Center for Jewish Studies Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County WELCOME Shalom elcome to The Center for Jewish Studies. Our goal here at Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County is to provide the most Wcomprehensive, interesting and educational adult Jewish studies program that one can find. We offer courses, which will be a finite number of classes on a certain topic in Judaism; study groups which are ongoing weekly classes that are continuous; and of course our famous lectures where we have scholars, authors and other such Jewish luminaries for an evening of inspiration. Unless otherwise noted, every course, class and lecture is for men and women of all ages and all backgrounds. The courses and classes are geared to both those who have no formal Jewish education and those who have an extensive background - everyone will find each course and class fascinating and worthwhile. We will also be continuing our Chabad Women’s Circle, a hands-on evening with a fascinating lecture, wonderful desserts and much The Center more. This year we have added a Mommy and Me to our many is dedicated to the programs as well, please see page 20 for details. living legacy of The Lubavitcher Feel free to drop in on and sample any course to see if it’s for you, Rebbe, with our “complimentary evening pass.” Rabbi Menachem If you have any questions (on any of the classes or courses) please Mendel Schneerson feel free to call me at 201-907-0686 or e-mail me at RabbiSimon@aol.com at anytime.
    [Show full text]
  • UNVERISTY of CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Spiritual Narrative In
    UNVERISTY OF CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Spiritual Narrative in Sound and Structure of Chabad Nigunim A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Music by Zachary Alexander Klein 2019 © Copyright by Zachary Alexander Klein 2019 ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION Spiritual Narrative in Sound and Structure of Chabad Nigunim by Zachary Alexander Klein Doctor of Philosophy in Music University of California, Los Angeles, 2019 Professor Richard Dane Danielpour , Co-Chair Professor David Samuel Lefkowitz, Co-Chair In the Chabad-Lubavitch chasidic community, the singing of religious folksongs called nigunim holds a fundamental place in communal and individual life. There is a well-known saying in Chabad circles that while words are the pen of the heart, music is the pen of the soul. The implication of this statement is that music is able to express thoughts and emotions in a deeper way than words could on their own could. In chasidic thought, there are various spiritual narratives that may be expressed through nigunim. These narratives are fundamental in understanding what is being experienced and performed through singing nigunim. At times, the narrative has already been established in Chabad chasidic literature and knowing the particular aspects of this narrative is indispensible in understanding how the nigun unfolds in musical time. ii In other cases, the particular details of this narrative are unknown. In such a case, understanding how melodic construction, mode, ornamentation, and form function to create a musical syntax can inform our understanding of how a nigun can reflect a particular spiritual narrative. This dissertation examines the ways in which musical syntax and spiritual parameters work together to express these various spiritual narratives in sound and structure of nigunim.
    [Show full text]
  • Vegetarianism’ Is a Case for Returning to Our Essence As Beings Created in the Image and Likeness of God
    “This important pamphlet helps us advance the supreme Jewish goals of tikkun olam (healing and improving our world) and kiddush haShem (sanctifying the Divine Name).” —RABBI DAVID ROSEN, FORMER CHIEF RABBI OF IRELAND “The authors have powerfully united scientific and spiritual perspectives on why we—as Jews, as human beings, and as members of the global commons—should ‘go vegetarian.’” —RABBI FRED SCHERLINDER DOBB, COALITION ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND JEWISH LIFE A CASE FOR ‘“A Case for Jewish Vegetarianism’ is a case for returning to our essence as beings created in the image and likeness of God. It is a guide to be ... read and a guideline to be followed.” —RABBI RAMI M. SHAPIRO, SIMPLY JEWISH AND ONE RIVER FOUNDATION EWISH “Judaism … inspires and compels us to think before we eat. ‘A Case for J Jewish Vegetarianism’ provides many powerful reasons for us to be even VEGETARIANISM more compassionate through the foods we choose to consume.” —RABBI JONATHAN K. CRANE, HARVARD HILLEL “The case for Jewish vegetarianism is increasingly compelling, for ethical, environmental and health reasons--this provocative and important booklet makes that case lucidly from all three perspectives.” —RABBI BARRY SCHWARTZ, CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS TASK FORCE ON KASHRUT FOR ANIMALS, FOR YOURSELF, AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals • GoVeg.com VEG314 1/05 RABBINIC STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT INTRODUCTION The Variety of Jewish Arguments for Vegetarianism “In contemporary society, more than ever before, vegetarianism should be an imperative Vegetarianism is becoming more and more popular in North for Jews who seek to live in accordance with Judaism’s most sublime teachings.
    [Show full text]
  • Essay Question Parsha Inner Dimensions
    a project of www.Chabad.org Vayeira 5763 (2002) G-d Revealed Himself to You, How'd You Comment Know It's Him? You're sitting in your room and meditating when you hear a voice. Is it the real thing? Is it another Said the Divine Attribute of of your roommate's pranks? Or just your imagi- nation running wild? How to know? Chessed (love): "As long as Abraham was around, there was Nine, Eleven and Ten nothing for me to do, for he did Essay Where have I heard the numbers 9/11 before? Then my work in my stead." it comes to me. In Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest . Kabbalistic text, a cryptic phrase states: Ten sefirot (Sefer HaBahir) of nothingness; ten and not nine, ten and not eleven People Knocking on my Door Question The mezuzah on our front door seems to act as a beacon that draws charity-seeking individuals to our door at all hours of the evening and night. Frankly, we are considering removing it! Story The Probelm One day, a rich and learned Jew came to one of the great European centers of Torah learning to search for a fitting match for his wise, pious and The Doctor beautiful daughter Why do we go to a doctor? Does a doctor give life? We The Feet We go to the doctor because Inner One way to treat what ails the soul is through the we need to repair not just our head -- talking through the problem. Many are now souls, not just our bodies, but our Dimensions realizing, however, that starting at the other end of world as well.
    [Show full text]
  • Report: Twitter Besieged by Anti-Semitic Hate
    SPECIAL SECTION | 12 COMMUNITY | 14 FAMILY MATTERS CASABLANCA Great summer reads for CHRONICLE children of all ages. Plus: how A Valley woman writes about to talk to kids about illness her mission trip to Morocco MAY 18, 2018 | SIVAN 4, 5778 | VOLUME 70, NUMBER 34 $1.50 Report: Twitter Foundation honors supporters besieged by JEFF KRONENFELD | STAFF WRITER eorge Gershwin’s “Rhapsody Gin Blue” played in the back- anti-Semitic hate ground as around 200 attend- JEFF KRONENFELD | STAFF WRITER ees mingled and noshed in the social hall on the Ina Levine he social media platform Twitter allowed 4.2 million anti- Jewish Community Campus last TSemitic messages to be spread over a 12-month period ending Wednesday. They were there for on Jan. 28, 2018. the Legacy Celebration, orga- This is one of the findings of the Anti-Defamation League’s nized by the Jewish Community recently released report, “Quantifying Hate: A Year of Anti- Foundation of Greater Phoenix, Semitism on Twitter.” The report linked the tweets to approxi- to honor the 2018 signers of the mately 3 million Twitter user accounts. Endowment Book of Life and “We hope this report will create a renewed sense of urgency celebrate the success of the local among all social media providers that this problem is not going Life & Legacy program. away and that they need to find innovative new ways to tamp The event’s keynote address down the spread of hatred online,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, The Life & Legacy community partners accept their $5,000 incentive grant checks ADL CEO, in a statement.
    [Show full text]
  • 30 Day Meal Planning Guide
    30 day Meal Planning Guide ...Daily Recipes for 3 meals, 1 dessert and 1 snack a day… including Vegetarian options Introduction Are you tired of roast chicken and potatoes? Do you want to introduce your family to more flavors and cultures? This 30 day guide will help you add global inspiration to your daily family meals, as well as varietal nutrition. Each day includes a link to a recipe for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and a snack. If you have leftovers, you can skip some of the meals, however, there is more than enough options to feed your family for a month. Although most recipes are easily adaptable to a Vegetarian diet, most days I have also included a Vegetarian alternate for at least one of the three daily meals, if none of them are Vegetarian. Add some excitement to dinner time and try a new cuisine! How to use this Guide If you are a busy working parent, some of these recipes may seem a bit time consuming, so the best way to utilize this guide is to plan your meals for the week ahead on the weekends. Make your shopping list, get your groceries and do as much prep work as you can ahead of time. Once your prep work is complete, you will see that most recipes come together rather quickly. On the busy weekdays, the meals can then be assembled quickly. Sourcing Ingredients If you can’t locate an ingredient in your local area, email chef@theschizochef.com and I will provide you with an online source.
    [Show full text]
  • Integrating the Rational and the Mystical: the Insights and Methods of Three Hassidic̣ Rebbeim
    139 Integrating the Rational and the Mystical: The Insights and Methods of Three Hassidic̣ Rebbeim By: RONALD PIES Introduction The leading figures of hasiduṭ combined rational analysis of the hu- man condition with their own mystical insights. Through this synthe- sis they emerged as masters of psychological methods with which they served G-d and guided their followers. The rationalist strain in Judaism identified religious truth with the faculty of reason and the use of logic. Thus, Maimonides has been described as “… the typical rationalist, in that rational understanding stands immeasurably higher for him than the experiences men have through feeling and intuition.”1 It is more difficult, however, to define “mysticism” in the Judaic context. Still, Louis Jacob’s definition is a good start: “Jewish mysticism can be defined as that aspect of the Jewish reli- gious experience in which man’s mind is in direct encounter with God.”2 In this essay, I examine three seminal figures in the Jewish mysti- cal tradition: Rabbi Nahmaṇ of Bratslav, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. 1 Borchsenius, Poul. The History of the Jews. Simon and Schuster, New York: 1965. 2 Jacobs, Louis. The Schocken Book of Jewish Mystical Testimonies. Schocken Books, New York: 1996. ______________________________________________________ Ronald Pies, MD is Professor of Psychiatry and Lecturer on Bio- ethics & Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He is also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medi- cine. Ḥ akirah 6 © 2008 140 : Hakirah,̣ the Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought Rabbi Nahmaṇ of Bratslav Rabbi Nahmaṇ of Bratslav (1772-1810), a great-grandson of the Besht, has rightly been termed “The Tormented Master.”3 As Nahman’ṣ biographer, Arthur Green, notes, “the most essential reli- gious reality for Nahmaṇ was always the realm of his own inner struggle” (Green 40).
    [Show full text]
  • Honey Cake: Then and Now Sunday, September 13, 2020
    Honey Cake: Then and Now Sunday, September 13, 2020 1 pm via Zoom Share your recipe and/or find a new recipe to try Meet (at least) one new person and learn something about them or their tradition(s) Enjoy each other’s company and have fun! Start a living breathing recipe “share” that will be available to the whole congregation Introductions! Please tell us your name and one of the following: Your favorite Jewish holiday or Your favorite Jewish food or Your favorite Jewish ingredient Brief History of Honey Cake Jo-Anne Berelowitz Recipe sharing Memories, Traditions, & Stories If We Have Extra Time……… some thought-provoking conversation starters (!); ideas for next class HISTORY OF HONEY CAKE: Gil Marks in his magisterial Encyclopedia of Jewish Food notes that the origin of honey cakes probably dates to the early eleventh century when Italians began making cakes from bread crumbs and honey. These cakes were dense, generally shaped as bread loaves, and baked directly on the floor of an oven. Italian Jews disseminated these rudimentary honey cakes throughout medieval Europe. The current form of honey cake evolved over centuries, assuming its closest relation to our present concept in the late nineteenth century. Its evolution is part of the agricultural history and eating habits of Europe in which wheat emerged as the dominant grain. By the end of the seventeenth century bakers began to update the doorstopper density of honey cakes by adding eggs and oil and substituting wheat flour for bread crumbs. The result was lighter, more tender loaves. The introduction of alkaline chemical leavenings in the eighteenth century led to even lighter lekach or honey cakes.
    [Show full text]
  • Sweetener: Honey
    MOVE to the NET SWEETENER: HONEY LOG IN! 1 Read the information about honey and answer the following questions. Characteristics Before sugar was discovered, honey was the only known sweetener and it was also used to preserve foods, as a cosmetic product and for embalming. Honey is a sugary substance produced by bees from flower nectar, which is processed by enzymes contained in the saliva and the gastric juices of bees and then placed inside the hives where it turns to honey. This process is very complex and it takes 5 litres of nectar to produce 1 litre of honey. Honeys vary according to the type of flowers the nectar is collected from. They can have different fructose and glucose content, which affects the texture, colour and flavour of the honey. Colours can range from white to golden yellow, from red to brown and black nuances; the darker the colour of honey, the more intense the flavour. Common types of honey include: acacia, chestnut, lime tree, clover and heather. Nutritional facts per 100 g of product The sweetening power of honey is higher than that of sugar so smaller quantities of honey are therefore needed. Honey has purifying, calming, water 14 – 20% temperature-reducing, digestive, aperitif and antiseptic properties. protein 0.3 – 0.5 g Use Liquid or solid honey can be used in savoury dishes like lamb, duck, chicken sugar 76 – 80 g and sweet and sour sauces; but it is mainly used in sweets like: cakes, biscuits, pastries, creams, yoghurts, sweets, syrups and spicy breads. It can also sweeten calories 303 milk, herbal teas, tea and coffee.
    [Show full text]
  • Religion Presented in Partial Fulfilrnent of the Requirements Concordia University Montreai, Quebec, Canada
    Chabad Lubavitch: The Centrality of the Rebbe in the Movement Du~gHis Lifetime and After His Death The Department Religion Presented in Partial Fulfilrnent of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts at Concordia University Montreai, Quebec, Canada National Library Bibliothèque nationale 1 of Canada du Canada Acquisitions and Acquisitions et Bbliographic Services services bibliographiques 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington Ottawa ON KIA ON4 Ottawa ON K1A ON4 Canada Canada Your hk Votre reiemce Our liie Noire retérence The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive permettant à la National Library of Canada to Bibliothèque nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, distribute or sel1 reproduire, prêter, distribuer ou copies of this thesis in microfonn, vendre des copies de cette thèse sous paper or electronic formats. la forme de rnicrofiche/film, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format électronique. The author retains ownershp of the L'auteur conserve la propriété du copyright in this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protège cette thèse. thesis nor substantial extracts fiom it Ni la thèse ni des extraits substantiels may be printed or otherwise de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation. Abstrac t iiz Acknowledgement iv Preface v Chapter One: Methodologies Chapter Two: The Histoiy of Chasidism Chapter Three: The Chabad Movement Under the Seventh Rebbe Chapter Four: The Death of the Rebbe Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B ABSTRACT Chabad Lubavitch: The Centrality of the Rebbe in the Movement Dunng His Lifetime and Mer His Death Daphne Lazar The Chabad Lubavitch rnovement provides modern-day sociologists and anthropologists with the opportunity to study a large, world renown messianic movement that identified its Messiah, narnely their Rebbe, Rabbi Menac hem Mendel Schneerson only to watch him die shortly after.
    [Show full text]