Description
Always wearing an easy smile, Hasidic rabbi Haskel Besser spreads joy wherever he goes, enriching the lives of his many friends and congregants with his profound understanding of both Orthodox Judaism and humannature.
With warmth and admiration, journalist Warren Kozak writes about the rabbi's extraordinary life--from his family's escape to Palestine in the late 1930s to his witnessing of Israel's rebirth in 1948, to his move to New York City, where he lives today.
A rare window into the normally closed world of Hasidic Jews, The Rabbi of 84th Street is also the story of Judaism in the twentieth century; of the importance of centuries-old traditions; and of the triumph of faith, kindness, and spirit.
Author: Warren Kozak
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 08/16/2005
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.14h x 5.40w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780060511029
ISBN10: 0060511028
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Jewish
- Religion | Judaism | History
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious