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Nahum, Menahem, mi-Ṭshernobil, 1730-1797

The light of the eyes : homilies on the Torah / Rabbi Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl ; translation, introduction, and commentary by Arthur Green. - 1 online resource - Stanford studies in Jewish mysticism . - Stanford studies in Jewish mysticism. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview : what is Hasidism? -- Setting the stage : Ashkenazic piety before Hasidism -- The Baʻal Shem Ṭov and his disciples -- Around the Maggid's table : the circle in Miedzyrzecz biography -- The Meʼor ʻeynayim : description and publication history -- The theology of the Meʼor ʻeynayim -- The Ṣaddiq in the Meʼor ʻeynayim -- The last Chernobyl dynasty -- Approbation by Rabbi Yiṣḥaq of Berdichev -- Sefer Meʼor ʻeynayim -- Addendom : Yesamaḥ Lev on the Tractate Avot -- Translator's reflection: The enduring value of the Meʼor ʻeynayim.

"This is the first complete and academic English translation of the Me'or 'Eynayim ("The Light of the Eyes"), a collection of Hasidic homilies following the order of the Torah portions, written by Rabbi Menachem Nochum Twersky of Chernobyl (1730-1797). First published in 1798, it has long been considered one of the great classics of early Hasidism"--

ISBN: 9781503611023 1503611027

LCCN: 2019980146

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Pentateuch--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.
Talmud--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.
Talmud--Commentaires--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Talmud
Bible.--Pentateuch

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hasidism--Early works to 1800.
Hassidisme--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Hasidism

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Commentaries
Early works

LC Class. No.: BS1225.53

Dewey Class. No.: 222/.107