Aubrey L. Glazer is senior rabbi of Congregation Shaare Zion and director of Panui, an incubator for contemplative practice and conscious community building. Aubrey’s most recent books include Mystical Vertigo (Academic Studies Press, 2013) and Tangle of Matter & Ghost: Leonard Cohen’s Post-Secular Songbook of Mysticism(s) Jewish & Beyond (Academic Studies Press, 2017).Nehemia Polen is Professor of Jewish Thought at Hebrew College, Newton Center, MA. A leading expert in Hasidism and Jewish thought, his books include The Holy Fire: The Teachings of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto (Jason Aronson Inc., first ed., 1977).

“Tiberian versions of Hasidic teaching outside of Eastern Europe serve as a road map to future contemplative pathways for an age yearning for spiritual authenticity to rediscover the magic, mystery, and enigmatic expanded consciousness of the mystically informed contemplative life that brings glory and delight to the divine light of Hashem… The audience/readership will not only include Jewish studies academics, historians of religion, but also spiritual seekers drawn to mysticism. This carefully and clearly written important book containing scholarly essays along with translations of sefer Chesed le-Avraham accompanied by the original Hebrew, is highly recommended for all libraries.”—David B Levy, Lander College for Women, NYC, AJL Reviews

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsA.   IntroductionA Spiritual Portrait of R. Abraham Alexander ha-Kohen of KaliskGershon D. HundertB. Teaching Stories IIR. Abraham of Kalisk along the Journey to the Promised LandC. Reader’s Guide1. R. Abraham Kalisker’s Concept of Communion with God and ManJoseph George Weiss2. From Mythos to Ethos: Contours of a Portrait of R. Abraham of KaliskZe’ev Gries3. Moving Mezrich: The Legacy of the Maggid and the Hasidic Community in the Land of IsraelAriel Evan Mayse4. Theology, Succession, and Social Structure in the Dispute between R. Abraham Kalisker and R. Shne’ur ZalmanNehemia Polen and David Maayan5. R. Abraham Kalisker’s Critique of TanyaHaviva Pedaya 6. The Doctrine of R. Abraham Kalisker: The Path to Communion as the Legacy of the Bnei ‘AliyahRa’aya Haran7. Genotextual Performance between Tzaddiqim in Tiberias: Grains of the Voice Transforming R. Abraham of Kalisk and Reb Nachman of BreslovAubrey L. GlazerD. Chesed le-Abraham (Selected Homilies)Translators’ IntroductionAubrey Glazer and Nehemia PolenGenesis:[1.1–1.4]. Parshat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)[2.1–2.4]. Parshat Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23:1–25:18)                                                               Exodus:[3.1–3.4]. Parshat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1–24:18)[4.1–4.4]. Parshat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11–34:35)Numbers:[5.1–5.4]. Parshat Pinechas (Numbers 25:10 –30:1)                                                                  Deuteronomy: [6.1–6.4]. Parshat Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11)[7.1–7.4]. Haftarat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9)[8.1–8.4]. Haftarat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19)[9.1–9.4]. Haftarat Ki Tavo’ (Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8)[10.1–10.4]. Shabbat Shuva/Ro’sh ha-Shannah (Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8)Glossary Hebrew Critical Edition

Aubrey L. Glazer is senior rabbi of Congregation Shaare Zion and director of Panui, an incubator for contemplative practice and conscious community building. Aubrey’s most recent books include Mystical Vertigo (Academic Studies Press, 2013) and Tangle of Matter & Ghost: Leonard Cohen’s Post-Secular Songbook of Mysticism(s) Jewish & Beyond (Academic Studies Press, 2017).Nehemia Polen is Professor of Jewish Thought at Hebrew College, Newton Center, MA. A leading expert in Hasidism and Jewish thought, his books include The Holy Fire: The Teachings of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto (Jason Aronson Inc., first ed., 1977).

“Tiberian versions of Hasidic teaching outside of Eastern Europe serve as a road map to future contemplative pathways for an age yearning for spiritual authenticity to rediscover the magic, mystery, and enigmatic expanded consciousness of the mystically informed contemplative life that brings glory and delight to the divine light of Hashem… The audience/readership will not only include Jewish studies academics, historians of religion, but also spiritual seekers drawn to mysticism. This carefully and clearly written important book containing scholarly essays along with translations of sefer Chesed le-Avraham accompanied by the original Hebrew, is highly recommended for all libraries.”—David B Levy, Lander College for Women, NYC, AJL Reviews

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsA.   IntroductionA Spiritual Portrait of R. Abraham Alexander ha-Kohen of KaliskGershon D. HundertB. Teaching Stories IIR. Abraham of Kalisk along the Journey to the Promised LandC. Reader’s Guide1. R. Abraham Kalisker’s Concept of Communion with God and ManJoseph George Weiss2. From Mythos to Ethos: Contours of a Portrait of R. Abraham of KaliskZe’ev Gries3. Moving Mezrich: The Legacy of the Maggid and the Hasidic Community in the Land of IsraelAriel Evan Mayse4. Theology, Succession, and Social Structure in the Dispute between R. Abraham Kalisker and R. Shne’ur ZalmanNehemia Polen and David Maayan5. R. Abraham Kalisker’s Critique of TanyaHaviva Pedaya 6. The Doctrine of R. Abraham Kalisker: The Path to Communion as the Legacy of the Bnei ‘AliyahRa’aya Haran7. Genotextual Performance between Tzaddiqim in Tiberias: Grains of the Voice Transforming R. Abraham of Kalisk and Reb Nachman of BreslovAubrey L. GlazerD. Chesed le-Abraham (Selected Homilies)Translators’ IntroductionAubrey Glazer and Nehemia PolenGenesis:[1.1–1.4]. Parshat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)[2.1–2.4]. Parshat Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23:1–25:18)                                                               Exodus:[3.1–3.4]. Parshat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1–24:18)[4.1–4.4]. Parshat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11–34:35)Numbers:[5.1–5.4]. Parshat Pinechas (Numbers 25:10 –30:1)                                                                  Deuteronomy: [6.1–6.4]. Parshat Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11)[7.1–7.4]. Haftarat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9)[8.1–8.4]. Haftarat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19)[9.1–9.4]. Haftarat Ki Tavo’ (Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8)[10.1–10.4]. Shabbat Shuva/Ro’sh ha-Shannah (Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8)Glossary Hebrew Critical Edition

Aubrey L. Glazer is senior rabbi of Congregation Shaare Zion and director of Panui, an incubator for contemplative practice and conscious community building. Aubrey’s most recent books include Mystical Vertigo (Academic Studies Press, 2013) and Tangle of Matter & Ghost: Leonard Cohen’s Post-Secular Songbook of Mysticism(s) Jewish & Beyond (Academic Studies Press, 2017).Nehemia Polen is Professor of Jewish Thought at Hebrew College, Newton Center, MA. A leading expert in Hasidism and Jewish thought, his books include The Holy Fire: The Teachings of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto (Jason Aronson Inc., first ed., 1977).

“Tiberian versions of Hasidic teaching outside of Eastern Europe serve as a road map to future contemplative pathways for an age yearning for spiritual authenticity to rediscover the magic, mystery, and enigmatic expanded consciousness of the mystically informed contemplative life that brings glory and delight to the divine light of Hashem… The audience/readership will not only include Jewish studies academics, historians of religion, but also spiritual seekers drawn to mysticism. This carefully and clearly written important book containing scholarly essays along with translations of sefer Chesed le-Avraham accompanied by the original Hebrew, is highly recommended for all libraries.”—David B Levy, Lander College for Women, NYC, AJL Reviews

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsA.   IntroductionA Spiritual Portrait of R. Abraham Alexander ha-Kohen of KaliskGershon D. HundertB. Teaching Stories IIR. Abraham of Kalisk along the Journey to the Promised LandC. Reader’s Guide1. R. Abraham Kalisker’s Concept of Communion with God and ManJoseph George Weiss2. From Mythos to Ethos: Contours of a Portrait of R. Abraham of KaliskZe’ev Gries3. Moving Mezrich: The Legacy of the Maggid and the Hasidic Community in the Land of IsraelAriel Evan Mayse4. Theology, Succession, and Social Structure in the Dispute between R. Abraham Kalisker and R. Shne’ur ZalmanNehemia Polen and David Maayan5. R. Abraham Kalisker’s Critique of TanyaHaviva Pedaya 6. The Doctrine of R. Abraham Kalisker: The Path to Communion as the Legacy of the Bnei ‘AliyahRa’aya Haran7. Genotextual Performance between Tzaddiqim in Tiberias: Grains of the Voice Transforming R. Abraham of Kalisk and Reb Nachman of BreslovAubrey L. GlazerD. Chesed le-Abraham (Selected Homilies)Translators’ IntroductionAubrey Glazer and Nehemia PolenGenesis:[1.1–1.4]. Parshat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)[2.1–2.4]. Parshat Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23:1–25:18)                                                               Exodus:[3.1–3.4]. Parshat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1–24:18)[4.1–4.4]. Parshat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11–34:35)Numbers:[5.1–5.4]. Parshat Pinechas (Numbers 25:10 –30:1)                                                                  Deuteronomy: [6.1–6.4]. Parshat Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11)[7.1–7.4]. Haftarat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9)[8.1–8.4]. Haftarat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19)[9.1–9.4]. Haftarat Ki Tavo’ (Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8)[10.1–10.4]. Shabbat Shuva/Ro’sh ha-Shannah (Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8)Glossary Hebrew Critical Edition