Leadership in the Habad Movement

by M. Avrum Ehrlich

Book Overview

Leadership issues are subject to much discussion and interest yet too little is known of their internal dynamics. Leadership and succession of authority has been a constant theme in Jewish literature and life from biblical days until today. The present work studies questions relating to authority in general and hasidic authority in particular. It uses the various HaBaD hasidic dynasties as a case study to illustrate how authority was transferred from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076576055X
• ISBN13: 9780765760555
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"