Hasidic Parable : An Anthology with Commentary

These parables have been culled from classical hasidic homiletic texts, choden because of their literary qualities, teir explanation of key concepts in the hasidic world-view and what they say to us about the conflicts and tensions accompanying Hasidism's emergence and growth.

Aryeh Wineman is rabbi of Temple Beth El in Troy, New York.

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Paradox and the Unexpected	p. 1
Sadness in Finding a Treasure	p. 3
The Clown on the Day of Judgment	p. 6
Chipping Away at the Mountain	p. 10
God in Transit	p. 15
The Correct Motivation	p. 20
The Talking Bird	p. 23
Compassion as Punishment	p. 26
That Each Occasion Be like the Very First	p. 29
The Evil Inclination	p. 33
Redefinitions	p. 35
The Crown and the Container	p. 37
Beyond Request	p. 41
Sound without Words	p. 43
On the Language of Melody	p. 49
When Truth Confronts Limited Understanding	p. 52
When a House of Sticks Is Shattered	p. 56
The Suffering of the Shekhinah	p. 58
Unconventional Ways to Serve	p. 61
On the Need for the Spontaneous	p. 65
The Miraculous within the Everyday	p. 68
Seeing a Woman's Beautiful Clothing	p. 74
Deepening the Implications of Divine Oneness	p. 77
The Barriers to the Palace	p. 79
The King's Two Messengers	p. 82
On Evil as a Divine Instrument	p. 85
On Intruding Thoughts	p. 88
It Is God Who Awakens Our Minds	p. 91
Child and Parent	p. 94
The Ultimate Disloyalty	p. 101
Transforming Sadness from Within	p. 103
Echoes and Transformations of Older Motifs	p. 107
The World Is like a Wedding Feast: A Parable Tradition	p. 109
The Exiled Prince and the Gem on the Ocean Floor: A Parable Tradition	p. 118
The Polemics of an Hour of History	p. 139
Arms without Fire	p. 141
On the Inability to Hear the Melody	p. 145
A Holy Man's Dependence upon His Followers	p. 148
Parables by Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav on Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav	p. 151
To Break Down All the Doors and Locks	p. 159
Which Class Really Makes the Wheels Go Around?	p. 162
More Treasure Tales	p. 165
Where the True Treasure Is to Be Found	p. 172
Glossary of Terms and Personalities	p. 179
Sources and Bibliography	p. 185
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