Subject: Judaism Reading List: Chasidism (Pt. VIII)
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              Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
.. Part VIII:  Chassidism and Chassidic Thought
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     There is nothing more uniquely characteristic of the style of Jewish
     religious life than the great love Jews have for holy books. [Sie73]
     
   This list provides a collection of sources on the various forms of
   Chassidism, a more mystical and exuberant side of traditional Judaism.
   Note that no book can substitute for a formal course of instruction
   guided by one's Rebbe.
   
   Availability Notes: All books published by Kehot may be ordered from
   Kehot at 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York. The same is true for
   books published by Sichos in English. Note that both Kehot and Sichos
   in English are publishing arms of Lubavitch Chassidism. There is also
   information available via WWW or gopher on books available from
   Chabad-Lubavitch; for more information, use the following URLs. A
   number of these books are available electronically. An electronic
   version of the Kehot Catalog is also available, as well as a catalog
   of books from Sichos in English.
   
   [WWW/Mosaic]
          http://www.utexas.edu/students/cjso/Chabad/chabad.html
          
   [Gopher]
          gopher://lubavitch.chabad.org
          

   Reproduction of this posting for commercial use is subject to
   restriction. See Part 1 (general) for more details.

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Subject: ORGANIZATION

   This reading list is organized as follows:
     * Introduction to this Reading List 
     * Historical Chassidism 
     * Chassidic Approaches: Lubavitch 
     * Chassidic Approaches: Satmar Chassidism 
     * Chassidic Approaches: Breslov Chassidism 
     * Chassidic Approaches: Other Approaches 
       

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Subject: Historical Chassidism

   [Kap84]
          Kaplan, Aryeh. Chassidic Masters. Moznaim, NY. 1984. [Short
          biographies and excerpts from works of leading Chassidic rebbes
          of the 1st and 2nd generation]
          
   [Kap81]
          Kaplan, Aryeh. The Light Beyond: Adventures in Hassidic
          Thought. Moznaim, NY. 1981. [Collection of Chassidic sayings]
          
   [Min5xa]
          Mindel, Nissan. Arrest and Liberation of Schneur Zalman of
          Liadi. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 195?. [History of 19 of Kislev and
          mitnaged-Chassidic controversy]
          
   [Min5xb]
          Mindel, Nissan. The Tzemach Tzedek and the Haskalah Movement.
          Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 195?. [History of the struggle between
          traditional Judaism and enlightenment in mid-1850's]
          
   [Minxx]
          Mindel, Nissan. The Great Maggid. Kehot, Brooklyn NY.
          [Biography of the Maggid of Mezritch, 2nd leader of Chassidism]
          
   [Zev80]
          Zevin, A. Treasury of Chassidic Tales. Mesorah. 1980. [Complete
          on the Torah and holidays]
          

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Subject: Chassidic Approaches: Lubavitch Chassidism

   Chabad publishes a quarterly magazine, Wellsprings, targeted at
   highly-educated but not necessarily religious Jews. For information,
   see the "periodicals" part of the reading list.
   
   [Bot93]
          Boteach, Shmuel. The Wolf Shall Lie Down With the Lamb. Jacob
          Aronson Press, 1993. [An examination of the issues and concepts
          of Moshiach, as presented in the Talmud, Maimonides and other
          classic sources, including the public discourses of the
          Lubavitcher Rebbe.]
          
   [SchD88]
          Schneersohn, Dov Ber. Heichaltzu. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1988.
          [Seminal discussion of a basic Chassidic concept]
          
   [SchD92]
          Schneersohn, Dov Ber. Tract on Prayer. Kehot, Brooklyn NY.
          1992. [Explains how to concentrate in prayer] Translated by
          Rabbi Lazer Danzinger
          
   [SchJ56]
          Schneersohn, Joseph I. Memoirs
          
   . 2 vols. Otzar HaChassidim, Brooklyn NY. 1956-1960. [Labavitcher
   Rebbe's memoirs]
   
   [SchJ59]
   Schneersohn, Joseph I. On Learning Chassidus. Kehot, Brooklyn NY.
   1959.
   
   [SchJ61]
   Schneersohn, Joseph I. Some Aspects of Chabad Chassidim. Machne
   Israel, 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY. 1961.
   
   [SchJ8x]
   Schneersohn, Joseph I. Likkutei Dibburim. 3 vols. Kehot, Brooklyn NY.
   198?. [Memoirs and sermons]
   
   [SchJ89]
   Schneersohn, Joseph I. Basi L'Gani. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1989. [Last
   published discourse of the previous Rebbe, discusses the purpose of
   creation. Has become a classic and required reading for understanding
   Chabad/Chassidic thought]
   
   [SchM8x]
   Schneerson, M.M.. Sichos in English. 50+ volumes. Kehot, Brooklyn NY.
   198-. [Can be ordered individually. Contains translations of the
   Rebbe's public talks on a wide range of subjects]
   
   [SchM91a]
   Schneerson, Menachem M. Awake the Dawn. Sichos in English, Brooklyn
   NY. 1991. [Collection of public addresses]
   
   [SchM91b]
   Schneerson, Menachem M. I Await His Coming Every Day. Sichos In
   English, Brooklyn NY. 1991. [Collection of public addresses]
   
   [SchM92]
   Schneerson, Menachem M. Sound the Great Shofar. Sichos In English,
   Brooklyn NY. 1992. [Collection of public addresses]
   
   [Sch62]
   Schneur Zalman of Liadi. Tanya. 5 vols. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1962.
   
   [Sho90]
   Shochet, J. I. The Mystical Dimension. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1990. [3
   volumes: The Mystical Tradition (explains basics of Jewish mysticism),
   Deep Calling unto Deep (mytical examination of prayer and repentence),
   Chassidic Dimensions (Chassidic application of mysticism).]
   
   [Sho91]
   Shochet, J.I., MASHIACH, Sichos in English, Brooklyn, NY. 1991 [This
   is an analysis of sources]
   
   [Sho92]
   Shochet, J. I. Likutei Sichot. 3 vols. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1992.
   [Translation of the 1st volume (Yiddish) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's
   public discourses on the weekly Torah reading]
   
   [Sto91]
   Stone, Abraham. Highlights of Moshiach, Sichos In English, Brooklyn
   NY. 1991. [A collection of Midrashic and Talmudic sources]
   
   [Win92]
   Wineberg, Y. Lessons in Tanya. 4 vols. Kehot, NY. 1992. [Hebrew text,
   with translation and running commentary]
   
   Interested readers might also want to consult the Internet Guide to
   Chabad Literature
   (<http://www.utexas.edu/students/cjso/Chabad/chabad.html>).
   
   Chabad Lubavitch also has a number of publications available
   electronically. Some are published daily, some are published weekly,
   and others are seasonal. These publications are as follows:
   
   D-1 (Daily)
          _Lessons in Tanya_. Tanya is the basis of the Chabad-Lubavitch
          Chassidic Philosophy. The entire Tanya was translated into
          English and is divided into a daily study schedule.
          
   D-2 (Daily)
          _Hayom Yom_ (A Chassidic Thought for the Day). HAYOM YOM (Lit.
          "from day to day") is compendium of Chassidic thoughts and
          customs for each day of the year. The Hayom Yom was written in
          1943-44 by the Rebbe, upon the request of his father in law
          (The 6th Rebbe of Lubavitch)
          
   D-3 (Daily)
          _Rambam_ (Maimonides' Code of Law - A Daily Dose). The
          Lubavitcher Rebbe suggested that every Jewish Person study the
          Rambam daily. There are various study schedules he suggested.
          The one offered here, is "The Sefer Hamitzvot" (Lit. Book of
          Commandments) which reflect on the same Commandments that are
          studied in the Code of Law.
          
   W-1 (Weekly)
          _L'Chaim Weekly Newsletter_. This is a Newsletter produced by
          Lubavitch Youth Organization in NY and has: 10 short items
          which include: An insight to contemporary life and how this is
          a lesson for the Jew; An adaptation from the Lubavitcher
          Rebbe's talks on the Weekly Torah Portion; A "Slice of Life" -
          A personal story or episode shared with the readers; A Call to
          Action - A suggested Mitzvah for everyone to share and do; A
          Word from the Director of Lubavitch Youth Organization;
          Thoughts that count, are short explanations on Weekly Torah
          Portion; It Once Happened - Episodes from Jewish History;
          Moshiach Matters - a few lines on Moshiach and the Era of
          Redemption.
          
          Size of this Newsletter is about 28-35k depending on the week.
          
   W-2 (Weekly)
          _The Garden of Torah_. This is an adaptation and insight to the
          Weekly Torah Portion from the Talks of the Rebbe.
          
   W-3 (Weekly)
          _The Week in Review_. This publication uses abstract items in
          life and shows how they are relevant to every Jew and connects
          them to the Weekly Torah Portion. It also features "A Telling
          Story" which leaves one thinking on the deeper meaning of life.
          
   W-4 (Weekly)
          _Once Upon A Chassid_. A story of Chassidic lore connected to
          the weekly Torah Portion.
          
   W-5 (Weekly)
          Weekly Teaser of What's New on the Chabad Gopher this week
          
   W-6 (Weekly)
          _Insights on the Redemption_. This is an explanation on the
          Weekly Torah Portion, but with a twist. It finds a connection
          in the Weekly Torah Portion on the upcoming Geula.
          
   W-7 (Weekly)
          _Wellsprings_. Chassidic Insight into the Torah Portion. This
          Wellsprings is a translation from the talks of The Lubavitcher
          Rebbe on the weekly Torah Portion.
          
   W-8 (Weekly)
          _Please Tell Me what the Rebbe Says_. This takes one item from
          the weekly Torah portion and uses a story form to explain a
          thought in the Weekly Torah Portion.
          
   W-9 (Weekly)
          _A Short Summary on the Aliyot from the weekly Torah Portion_
          
   W-10 (Weekly)
          _V'dibarta Bam_. Selected Homilies in question and answer
          format.
          
   S-1 (Weekly)
          _Stories with the Rebbe_. These are first person episodes that
          people share with the reader. (Taken from the book - "To Know
          and to Care")
          
   G-1 (Seasonal)
          _Holiday Guides_. These are short guides published by the
          Lubavitch Youth Organization on the upcoming Holidays.
          
   G-2 (As Needed)
          _Essays on Issues_. Sichos in English publishes many different
          essays, based on the Rebbe's Talks. These essays vary and cover
          various issues.
          
   G-3 (Seasonal)
          _Explanations on Hagadah Shel Pesach_ - The Passover Hagadah.
          Short Essays affording a Chassidic insight to the Hagadah Shel
          Pesach.
          
   G-4 (Seasonal)
          _Explanations on Pirke Avos_ - Ethics of our Fathers. Chassidic
          Insights to the Pirke Avos
          
   G-5 (As Needed)
          _Sefer Haminhagim_ - Chabad Customs. The Book of
          Chabad-Lubavitch Customs on Chassidic Life
          
   G-6 (As Needed)
          _The English Translation of the Siddur_.
          
   G-7 (As Needed)
          _Printed materials on Moshiach_. Essays and talks of the Rebbe
          on this issue in Judaism.
          
   G-8 (As Needed)
          _Information on New Publications_. New Publications from Kehot
          Publication Society (The Lubavitch Publishing House).
          
   To subscribe to any of these publications, send an email request to
   the Chabad Listserv <listserv@chabad.org>. Use a subject line of
   "SUBSCRIBE ME", and for the text, use the phrase
   
   Subscribe (code)
   
   Where code is one of the codes given above. If you would like to
   receive everything, use the code ALL.

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Subject: Chassidic Approaches: Satmar Chassidism

   [Note: Most of these references are in Hebrew]
   
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   [Kre88]
          Kremer, Ya'a'kov Mosheh. Sefer Yam shel Shemu'el : Khidushim
          Et' u-ve'urim 'al pesu'ke ha-Torah, Nevi'im u-Khetuvim
          u-ma'amre Hazal ha-kedoshim Chubar. Kefar Gid'yon: Y.M. Kremer.
          1988.
          
   [Lew93]
          Lewy, Josef, of Brooklyn. Sefer Minhag Yi'sra'el Torah:
          Ma'tarato le-har'ot ma'kor 'tahor le-minhage Yi'sra'el ... 'al
          pi seder ha-simanim be-Shulchan arukh Ora'h 'hayim Brooklyn:
          Le-ha'sig ha-sefer etsel Y. Lewy. 1993.
          
   [Rot89]
          Roth, Aaron. Sefer Avodat ha-Bore. Jerusalem: M. Blum. 1989.
          
   [Rub72]
          Rubin, Israel. Satmar, An Island in the City. Quadrangle Books,
          New York. 1972. [Sch93] Scher, Anshel. Sefer Bene betkha: 'al
          hilkhot nidah Sa' u-tevilah ... 've-gam pata'hti vo sha'ar
          ha-bayit ... uve-sofo hosafnu kun'tres halakhot u-minhagim
          li-yeme 'ibur, ledah, va-hana'kah. Brooklyn NY: A. Shehr. 1993.
          
   [Sch92]
          Schwartz, Lemel. Sidur Tefilah le-Mosheh: Nusach Sefard: Kolel
          kol ha-tefilot li-yeme ha-'hol 'im perush me-Asher shemenah
          be-Idish Brooklyn, N.Y. : L. Schwartz. 1992.
          
   [Tei74]
          Teitelbaum, Joel. Sefer Tehilim. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Bet mis'har
          Yerushalayim, 1974 [Psalms - Commentaries]
          
   [Tei90a]
          Teitelbaum, Joel. Zemirot Divre Yo-el: Hidushe Torah U-minhage
          Darkhe Yesharah, Be-shabatot Li-menu Hah Ule-orah, Ve-hagim
          U-zemanim Le-sason Ule-tiferet. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Domsu Lesomor.
          1990. [Zemirot - Commentaries]
          
   [Tei90b]
          Teitelbaum, Joel. Sefer Va-Yo-el Mosheh: Le-ba-er Dine
          Ha-shalosh Shevu-ot She-ne-emru Bi-nevu-ot, Be-inyene Kets
          Ha-yeshu-ot ... Dine Mits-vat Yeshivat E. Ha-k. Jerusalem: ?.
          1990.
          
   [Tei86]
          Teitelbaum, Joel. Hagadah shel Pesach: Otsar peninim. Brooklyn,
          NY: Y.M. Grinfeld. 5746 [1986]. [Text of the Haggadah in Hebrew
          and Yiddish; commentary in Yiddish.]
          
   [Tei93]
          Teitelbaum, Joel. Sefer Agadot Mahari-t 'al Agadot ha-Shas Ta.
          Monsey, N.Y.: S.B. Klagsbald. 1993.
          

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Subject: Chassidic Approaches: Breslov Chassidism

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   Note: Additional information on Breslov chasidism may be found at the
   Breslov Web Page (<http://www.breslov.org>)
   
   [Ber86]
          Bergman, Simcha [trans.] Likutey Moharan by Nachman of Breslov.
          Jerusalem, New York: Breslov Research Institute. c1986.
          
   [Kra92]
          Kramer, Chaim. Through fire and water : the life of Reb Noson
          of Breslov. Edited by Avraham Greenbaum. Jerusalem, New York:
          Breslov Research Institute. c1992.
          
   [Nacxx]
          Nachman of Breslov. The Divine conversation: Order of the Day:
          Golden Advice Brooklyn, N.Y.: Chassidei Breslov. 1980.
          
   [Ste87]
          Sternharz, Nathan. Tzaddik (Chayey Moharan): A Portrait of
          Rabbi Nachman. Translated by Avraham Greenbaum ; Edited by
          Moshe Mykoff. Jerusalem, New York: Breslov Research Institute.
          c1987.
          
   [Sch80]
          Schick, Eleazer Shlomo. A voice calls out to God: Based on the
          Works of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and His Holy Disciples.
          Translated by Kalman Duvid Serkez. New York: K. D. Serkez,
          1980.
          
   [Ste93]
          Sternharz, Nathan. Eternally yours (Alim LiTerufah): The
          Collected Letters of Reb Noson of Breslov. Translated by Yaakov
          Gabel; edited by Moshe Schorr. Jerusalem: Breslov Research
          Institute. 1993.
          

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Subject: Chassidic Approaches: Other Approaches

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Subject: Archival and Credits

  Anonymous FTP:
  
   All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists are archived on
   shamash.org [192.77.173.13] and on rtfm.mit.edu, and are available
   for anonymous FTP. On shamash.org, the parts of the FAQ are stored in
   the israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ directory. On rtfm.mit.edu, these FAQs
   are stored in the pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/FAQ directory. Note
   that the archived versions of the FAQ are the posted versions; that
   is, they are each one large ASCII file.
   
   The following is the mapping of reading lists to files:
   
   general
          Introduction and General. Includes book sources, starting
          points for beginners, starting points for non-Jewish readers,
          General Judaism, General Jewish Thought, General Jewish
          History, Noachide Laws, Torah and Talmud, Mishnah and Talmud,
          Torah and Talmudic Commentary, Midrash, Halachic Codes,
          Becoming An Observant Jew, Women and Judaism, and Science and
          Judaism.
          
   traditional
          Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle, Holidays. Includes
          Traditional Liturgy; Traditional Philosophy and Ethics; Prayer;
          Traditional Practice; The Household; Life, Death, and
          In-Between; and The Cycle Of Holidays.
          
   mysticism
          Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism. Includes Academic and
          Religious treatments of Kabbalah, Sprituality, and the Jewish
          notion of the Messiah.
          
   reform
          Reform/Progressive Judaism
          
   conservative
          Conservative Judaism
          
   reconstructionist
          Reconstructionist Judaism
          
   humanistic
          Humanistic Judaism (Society for Humanistic Judaism)
          
   chasidism
          Chassidism. Includes general information on historical
          chassidism, as well as specific information on Lubavitch
          (Chabad), Satmar, Breslaw (Breslov), and other approaches.
          
   zionism
          Zionism. Includes Zionism and The Development Of Israel, The
          Founders, Zionistic Movements, and Judaism in Israel.
          
   antisemitism
          Antisemitism. Includes sections on Antisemitism, What Led to
          The Holocaust, Medieval Oppression, Antisemitism Today
          (Including Dealing with Hate Groups), Judaism and Christianity,
          and Judaism, Freemasonry and other rumors.
          
   intermarriage
          Intermarriage. Includes sections on "So You're Considering
          Intermarriage?", The Traditional Viewpoint, Conversion, and
          Coping With Life As An Intermarried.
          
   periodicals
          Periodicals. Includes Topical General Interest Periodicals,
          General Interest Periodicals focused on Tradition and Home,
          General Interest Periodicals focused on Jewish Scholarship,
          Other General Interest Periodicals, Publications Targeted For
          Specific Movements, Rabbinic Journals, and Local Publications.
          
   childrens
          Books for Jewish Children. Includes.
          
   The following is the mapping of sections of the Frequently Asked
   Questions to files:
   
   01-FAQ-intro
          Section 1: Network and Soc.Culture.Jewish Information
          
   02-Who-We-Are 
          Section 2: Who We Are
          
   03-Torah-Halacha 
          Section 3: Torah
          Section 4: Halachic Authority
          
   04-Observance 
          Section 5: Jewish Holidays
          Section 6: Jewish Dietary Law and Kashrut
          Section 7: Sabbath and Holiday Observance
          Section 8: Woman and Marriage
          
   05-Worship 
          Section 9: Jewish Worship
          Section 10: Conversion, Intermarriage, and "Who is a Jew?
          Section 11: Miscellaneous Practice Questions
          
   06-Jewish-Thought 
          Section 12: Jewish Thought
          
   07-Jews-As-Nation 
          Section 13: Jews as a Nation
          
   08-Israel 
          Section 14: Jews and Israel
          
   09-Antisemitism 
          Section 15: Churban Europa (The Holocaust)
          Section 16: Antisemitism and Rumors about Jews
          Section 17: Countering Missionaries
          
   10-Reform 
          Section 18: Reform/Progressive Judaism
          
   11-Miscellaneous 
          Section 19: Miscellaneous
          Section 20: References and Getting Connected
          
   12-Kids
          Section 21: Jewish Childrearing Related Questions
          
   mail-order
          Mail Order Judaica
          
   On shamash.org, the parts of the reading lists are stored in the
   israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists directory. On rtfm.mit.edu, the
   reading lists are stored in the
   pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists directory. Note that the
   archived versions of the reading lists are the posted versions; that
   is, they are each one large ASCII file.
   
  Mail:
  
   The files may also be obtained via Email by sending a message to
   faigin@shamash.org with any number of the following commands in the
   body of the mail message:
   
   send faq _portionnames_
   send rl _portionnames_
   
   The "send faq" version is used to obtain portions of the FAQ; the
   "send rl" version is used to obtain portions of the reading list.
   "_portionnames_" should be replaced by the names of the files to be
   retrieved, separated by spaces. The special file name "list" will
   retrieve a list of all files that make up the FAQ or reading list; the
   special file name "all" will retrieve all files on the appropriate
   list.
   
   Examples:
   send faq all
   send faq list
   send faq 01-FAQ-intro
   send rl all
   send rl general
   
   Alternatively, you may send a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with
   the following line in the body of the message:
   
   send usenet/news.answers/judaism/(portionname)
   
   Where (portionname) is replaced by the appropriate subdirectory and
   filenames; for example, to get the first part of the reading list, one
   would say:

        send usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists/general

  WWW:
  
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Subject: Credits

   This list is based on an original list developed by Rob Levine, which
   was last posted to the net in February of 1991. Rob's list was culled
   from s.c.j. postings as well as the bibliographies of some of the
   books on this list. This original list has been augmented based on
   bibliographic research done by D. Faigin at the University of Judaism
   in Los Angeles, as well as contributions from readers of s.c.j,
   mail.jewish, and mail.liberal-judaism. Contributions to the list have
   also been made by: A. Engler Anderson, David Kaufmann, David A
   Guberman, Rabbi Mark Glickman, Len Moskowitz, Kay Tavill, and
   Yechezkal Gutfreund. As usual, suggestions for additions or deletions
   are welcome, as are _brief_ annotations for any entry.

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