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              Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
                Part III: The Messiah, Kaballah, and Chasidism
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                    [Last Post: Sat Aug 13  5:35:00 1994]

                                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 more mystical and exuberant
side of traditional Judaism. Note that for some of these areas, in particular
Kaballah, there has traditionally been great caution. This is deep material
here, folks. Make sure you have your water wings :-). Note that no book can
substitute for a formal course of instruction guided by one's Rabbi.

Note: The books on this list primarily reflect the Chasidic point of view on
these subjects. Where appropriate, books from non-Chasidic points of view are
included, but are clearly indicated as such.

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. 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.

[WWW/Mosaic]    http://kesser.gte.com:7700/chabad/chabad.html
[Gopher]                gopher://lubavitch.chabad.org

For information on where to obtain other books, including an explanation of
the <INP> and <JPS> notations, consult Part I of the Reading List
(judaism/reading-lists/general).

Note: You may also be able to obtain information from the L'CHAIM BBS, at
[phone], as there are a lot of chasidism on that system. You might also
try contacting someone in the internet domain chabad.org.

This list is organized as a digest; it may be successfully undigestified by
programs such as "gnus".

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

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Subject: Archival and Credits

Anonymous FTP:

  All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists are archived on
  israel.nysernet.org [192.77.173.2] and on rtfm.mit.edu, and are available
  for anonymous FTP.   The locations of the parts of the reading lists on
  israel.nysernet.org are as follows:

  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/general
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/traditional
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/chasidism
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/reform
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/conservative
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/reconstructionist
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/humanistic
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/zionism
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/antisemitism
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/intermarriage
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/periodicals

  The locations of parts of the FAQ on israel.nysernet.org are as follows:

  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/01-FAQ-intro
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/02-Who-We-Are
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/03-Torah-Halacha
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/04-Observance
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/05-Worship
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/06-Jewish-Thought
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/07-Jews-As-Nation
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/08-Israel
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/09-Antisemitism
  ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/10-Miscellaneous

  If you are accessing the archives on rtfm.mit.edu, the pathname is
  pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism, instead of israel/lists/scj-faq.

Mail:
  The files may also be obtained via Email by sending a message to
  [e-mail] 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/Mosaic:
  The FAQ and reading lists are available by following the following pointer:

  http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/bngusenet/soc/culture/jewish/top.htm

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.
  It is also based on suggestions found in the excellent _Jewish Catalog_
  series, which would serve anyone well as a sourcebook on 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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Subject: III.1. THE MESSIAH

[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.]

[Pat79] Patai, Raphael; The Messiah Texts; Wayne State University Press,
        Detroit; 1979.

[Ros82] Rosner, Fred, trans.; Maimonides, Moses. _Treatise on Resurrection_.
        Ktav, New York. 1982.

[Sap??] Saperstein, Marc. (ed.). Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and
        Personalities in Jewish History. NYU Press.

[SchM91a] Schneersohn, Menachem M. _Awake the Dawn_. Sichos in English,
        Brooklyn NY. 1991. [Collection of public addresses]

[SchM91b] Schneersohn, Menachem M. _I Await His Coming Every Day_. Sichos In
        English, Brooklyn NY. 1991. [Collection of public addresses]

[SchM92] Schneersohn, Menachem M. _Sound the Great Shofar_. Sichos In
        English, Brooklyn NY. 1992. [Collection of public addresses]

[Sho91] Shochet, J.I., _MASHIACH_, Sichos in English, Brooklyn, NY. 1991
        [This is an analysis of sources]

[Sil59] Silver, Abba Hillel; A History of Messianic Speculation in Israel;
        Beacon Press, Boston; 1927, 1959.

[Sto91] Stone, Abraham. _Highlights of Moshiach_, Sichos In English,
        Brooklyn NY. 1991. [A collection of Midrashic and Talmudic sources]

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Subject: III.2. CHASIDISM

        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.

[Dre60] Dresner, Samuel H. _The Zaddik: The Doctrine of the Zaddik According
        to the Writings of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polnoy_. Abelard-Schuman,
        New Work. 1960.

[Hun??] Hundert, Gershon D. (ed.). _Essential Papers on Hasidism: Origins to
        Present_. NYU Press.

[Jac66] Jacobs, Louis. _The Seeker of Unity: The Life and Works of Aaron of
        Starosselje_. Basic Books, New York. 1966.

[Kan90] Kantor, Mattis. _Chassidic Insights: A Guide for the Entangled_.
        Naran Chai Publications, Suite 272 119 Rockland Center,
        Nahuet NY, 10954. 1990.

[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]

[Min5?a] Mindel, Nissan. _Arrest and Liberation of Schneur Zalman of
        Liadi_.  Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 195?. [History of 19 of Kislev and
        mitnaged-Chassidic controversy]

[Min5?b] Mindel, Nissan. _The Tzemeach Tzedek and the Haskalah Movement_.
        Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 195?. [History of the struggle between
        traditional Judaism and enlightenment in mid-1850's]

[Min--] Mindel, Nissan. _The Great Maggid_. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. [Biography
        of the Maggid of Mezritch, 2nd leader of Chassidism]

[Min70] Mintz, Jerome R. and Ben Amos, Dan. _In Praise of the Baal Shem
        Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht): The Earlies Collections of Legends about the
        Founder of Hasidism_. Indiana University, Bloomington IN. 1970.

[Rub72] Rubin, Israel. _Satmar, An Island in the City_. Quadrangle Books, New
        York. 1972.

[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]

[SchJ56] Schneersohn, Joseph I. __Memoirs_. 2 vols. Otzar HaChasidim, 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.

[SchJ8?] Schneersohn, Joseph I. _Likutei Diburim_. 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]

[SchM8-] Schneersohn, 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]

[Sch62] Schneur Zalman of Ladi. _Tanya_. 5 vols. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1962.

[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]

[Wer??] Wertheim, Aaron. _Law and Custom in Hasidism_. K'tav, Hoboken NJ. ISBN
        0-88125-401-0.

[Win92] Wineberg, Y. _Lessons in Tanya_. 4 vols. Kehot, NY. 1992. [Hebrew
        text, with translation and running commentary]

[Zev80] Zevin, A. _Treasury of Chassidic Tales_. Mesorah. 1980. [Complete on
        the Torah and holidays]

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:

Code    Frequency       Title and Description

D-1     Daily           "Lessons in Tanya". Tanya is the basis of the
                        Chabad-Lubavitch Chasidic Philosophy. The entire Tanya
                        was translated into English and is divided into a
                        daily study schedule.

D-2     Daily           "Hayom Yom" (A Chasidic Thought for the Day). HAYOM
                        YOM (Lit. "from day to day") is compendium of Chasidic
                        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-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--Chasidic 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.

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 Chasidic insight to
                        the Hagadah Shel Pesach.

G-4     Seasonal        Explanations on Pirke Avos - Ethics of our Fathers.
                        Chasidic Insights to the Pirke Avos

G-5     As Needed       Sefer Haminhagim - Chabad Customs. The Book of
                        Chabad-Lubavitch Customs on Chasidic 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 Yosef Y.
Kazen <[e-mail]>. 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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The following books are highly controversial. Most Orthodox scholars, and
especially Chassidic thinkers and students of Chassidism, consider them
unreliable; they have been accepted by some non-Orthodox scholars.

[Bub58] Buber, Martin. _Hasidism and Modern Man_. Horizon, New York. 1958.

[Bub60] Buber, Martin. _Origin and Meaning of Hasidism_. Horizon, New York.
        1960.

[Bub61] Buber, Martin. _Tales of the Hasidim_. 2 Vols. Schocken, New York.
        1961. (Vol 1: The Early Masters; Vol 2: The Later Masters)

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Subject: III.3. KABALLAH AND MYSTICISM

[Fin??] Fine, Lawrence. _Essential Papers on Kabbalah_. NYU Press.

[Gab92] Gabbai, Meir Ibn.  _Avodat ha-Kodesh_. [The Jewish Catalog says of
        this "a beautifully written text which is also a great encyclopedia
        of the kabbalists' rereading of biblical and rabbinic sources
        (available only in a reprint of the more-or-less illegible Warsaw
        edition)"].

[Gik??] Gikatilia, Joseph. _Shaarei Oreh_ (new edition by Prof. Ben-Schomo).

[Kap78] Kaplan, Aryeh, "Meditation and the Bible," Samuel Weiser Inc., York
        Beach, Maine, 1978, ISBN 0-87728-617-5

[Kap82] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Meditation and Kabbalah_. Samuel Weiser Inc., York
        Beach, Maine, 1982, ISBN 0-87728-616-7

[Kap85] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Jewish Meditation_. Schocken Books Inc., New York,
        1985, ISBN 0-8052-4006-3 (hardcover), ISBN 0-8052-0781-3 (paperback)

[Kap90] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Innerspace, Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation, and
        Prophecy_. Maznaim Publishing Corp., 4304 12th Avenue, Brooklyn, New
        York 11219, 718-438-7680, New York/Jerusalem, 1990.

[Keh89] Kehot. _A Jewish Mysticism Primer_ Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1989. [A
        collection of essays from an international conference]

[Low90] Lowenthal, Naftali. _Communicating the Infinite_. University of
        Chicago, Chicago IL. 1990.

[Sha82] Sharon, Stephen. _Messianism, Mysticism & Magic: a Sociological
        Analysis of Jewish Religious Movements_. Univ of North Carolina Press.
        1982.

[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).]

[Spe33] Sperling Harry, and Simon, Maruice, trans. _The Zohar_. Soncino,
        London. 1933 [Difficult to read without Hebrew text]

[Wei69] Weiner, Herbert.  _9 1/2 Mystics, The Kabbala Today_. Holt Rinehard
        and Winston, New York. 1969.

The following books are highly controversial. Most Orthodox scholars, and
especially Chassidic thinkers and students of Chassidism, consider them
unreliable; they have been accepted by most non-Orthodox scholars.

[Dan86] Dan, Joseph. _Jewish Mysticism and Jewish Ethics_. Uiversity of
        Washington Press, Seattle WA. 1986. <JPS>

[Sch60] Scholem, Gershom. _Jewish Gnosticism, Merkvah Mysticism and Talmudic
        Tradition_. Ktav, New York. 1960. 2nd Ed. Block, New York. 1965.

[Sch41] Scholem, Gershom. _Major trends in Jewish Mysticism_. Schocken, New
        York. 1941.

[Sch65] Scholem, Gershom G. _On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism_. Schocken,
        New York.  1965.

[Sch73] Scholem, Gershom G. _Sabbatai Sevi_. 2 vols. Princeton Univ. Press,
        Princeton NJ. 1973.

[Sch49] Scholem, Gershom G. _Zohar: The Book of Splendor-Basic Readings from
        the Kabbalah_. Schocken, New York. 1949.

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