Course Description
In this course, we will study the unique brand of chasidut developed in the 19th century by R. Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izbica and R. Zadok haKohen of Lublin. We will begin by seeing their roots in earlier thinkers such as R. Simcha Bunim of Przysucha and R. Menachem Mendel of Kotzk. And we will then immerse ourselves deeply in the Torah of the Izbicer and Reb Zadok, seeing their positions on questions of determinism and sin, and the individual’s relationship with God, all the while maintaining an awareness of the ways Reb Zadok differs from his teacher the Izbicer.
About the Educator Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld
has just completed a book on the interplay of sexuality and religion for unmarried individuals, from halakhic and ethical perspectives. Previously, she served for five years as the Manhiga Ruchanit (female spiritual leader) in Efrat, where she also directed the rabbinic court for financial matters. She received permission to give halakhic rulings (“heter hora’ah”) from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and Rav Shuki Reich, after completing the Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute for Halakhic Leadership program at Midreshet Lindenbaum, and she holds a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center. She co-authored Et Le’ehov: The Newlywed’s Guide to Physical Intimacy (Gefen 2011; Hebrew translation 2013).
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