Eli Rubin

Tonight marks the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, R. Shmuel Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1834-1882)

Here's a little piece from my series focusing on his wife, Rebbetzin Rivkah (read more here: chabad.org/6763123)

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"Rubin's book offers an exciting new way of thinking about Jewish modernity, making this one of the most original and interesting books in Jewish Studies of our time."
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I’ll be so sad to see him go…but we’ll always have the episodes…

Same!

One of my great roll models for endless curiosity

The Education of Melvyn Bragg In his teens, Bragg was saved by books. He’s now spent more than fifty years championing the joy, value, and fascination of knowledge.

“the fascination of knowledge is the meaning of life”

yesterday, it was announced that Melvyn Bragg will, after a run of 27 years, no longer present BBC Radio4's In Our Time

today, you should read this interview with him in the
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The Lamdonis The Lamdonis [Schneersohn, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak, Rubin, Eli] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Lamdonis

today's a good day to remind everyone that this exists

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was not only a man of bravery, but a man of words and stories that transport their readers into the past and future
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for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...

for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...

Opowieści chasydzkie. Antologia - Wydawnictwo Ossolineum Chasydyzm zrodził się na południowo-wschodnich kresach Rzeczypospolitej w niewielkiej grupie kabalistów i mistyków i szybko stał się jednym z największych ruchów religijnych wśród wschodnioeuropejskic...

after over three years of collective work, our anthology of hasidic stories is almost out! 800 pp of stories from 1814 to 2022, transl. from hebrew and yiddish, with a book-length intro to hasidic history and lit., as part of the national library series!

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@uclhjs.bsky.social proud of its graduate!!

REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...

“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
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REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...

“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
traditiononline.org/review-kabba...

"a rich intellectual portrait of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement"

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Review of Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity (@stanfordpress.bsky.social) in the Jerusalem Report
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"a rich intellectual portrait of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement"

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70. Jewish Neoplatonism | Dr. Sarah Pessin The Podcast of Jewish Ideas · Episode

This was so refreshing and so delightful!

Listening to this @jewishideaspod.bsky.social conversation with Prof. Sarah Pessin on ibn Gabirol and friends will also be really helpful to anyone trying to understand chassidus or Kabbalah of any sort
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70. Jewish Neoplatonism | Dr. Sarah Pessin The Podcast of Jewish Ideas · Episode

This was so refreshing and so delightful!

Listening to this @jewishideaspod.bsky.social conversation with Prof. Sarah Pessin on ibn Gabirol and friends will also be really helpful to anyone trying to understand chassidus or Kabbalah of any sort
open.spotify.com/episode/2XVO...

just finished drafting my paper for the forthcoming @jewishstudies.bsky.social conference

The Lamdonis The Lamdonis [Schneersohn, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak, Rubin, Eli] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Lamdonis

today's a good day to remind everyone that this exists

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was not only a man of bravery, but a man of words and stories that transport their readers into the past and future
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DY...

Did Chabad's Founder Envision an American Future? A historical reflection on the significance of “America” in Chabad thought, marking the 80th anniversary of the Rebbe’s arrival on US soil in 5701/1941

My contribution to the 4th of July discourse
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Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity | Stanford University Press Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity provides a comprehensive intellectual and institutional history of Chabad Hasidism through the Kabbalistic concept of ṣimṣum. The onset of modernity, Eli Rubin ar...

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Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity | Stanford University Press Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity provides a comprehensive intellectual and institutional history of Chabad Hasidism through the Kabbalistic concept of ṣimṣum. The onset of modernity, Eli Rubin ar...

Good news!

The EBook edition of Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity is now available with a 50% discount

This is for the month of July only, and you must order direct from @stanfordpress.bsky.social

Use RUPTURE20 for a 20% discount on the hardcover

www.sup.org/books/religi...