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The Chassidic response to the tension between emotive religious experience and the catergorical imperatives of Halacha and the philosophy of Chabad activism for religious revival which has revolutionized the Jewish religious life and conciousness are so strongly identified with chassidic thought that many do not realize that they derive wholly from the Talmud, Midrash, and other classic traditions. Chassidic Dimensions, the third volume of The Mystical Dimension series, explores the foundations and rationale of these and other concepts in the classic tradition.
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About the Author
Jacob Immanuel Schochet has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Chassidism and topical themes of Jewish thought and ethics. A renowned authority on Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism, his works include biographies, annotated editions and translations of Chassidic classics and numerous monographs and articles in professional and popular journals. He is rabbi of Kielcer Congregation, and a professor of Philosophy at Humber College, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.