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Ask the Rabbi: Truth in inaccurate stories

The tale vividly describes the tension surrounding hassidic innovations: the excitement at new spiritual practices, coupled with a sense of disregard for entrenched, time-honored customs.

‘THE SOLUTION was to be found in a “Shivhei Habesht” manuscript that reached the Lubavitch Library in summer  1980.’ Pictured (from left): title page of the first edition; the page that illuminated the solution
‘THE SOLUTION was to be found in a “Shivhei Habesht” manuscript that reached the Lubavitch Library in summer 1980.’ Pictured (from left): title page of the first edition; the page that illuminated the solution
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
ByLEVI COOPER
JUNE 20, 2018 22:02
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