Hasidut

Taught by: Rabbi Ben Skydell
Monday and Thursday, 5:15-6:30pm

Being With God at All Times, in All Places:  An Introduction to Hadisim
In this elective shiur, we'll explore some central Hasidic ideas, such as that
God is to be found everywhere, and that the goal of human life is to
attach oneself to God (Devekut).  We'll see how Hasidic masters
interpret prayer and study as the two crucial means of cleaving to
God, and we'll discuss how they understand faith, providence,
revelation, and redemption.  Among the Rebbes we'll meet are the Baal
Shem Tov, the Maggid of Mezeritch, Elimelekh of Lizhensk, and Rebbe
Nachman of Bratzlav.