An American Journalist's Hasidic Tale; The Rabbi of 84th Street: The Extraordinary Life of Haskel Besser From: Forward | Date: November 12, 2004| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Austerlitz, Saul
Forward
11-12-2004
Since the era of the Baal Shem Tov and the first Hasidic leaders, one of
the primary attractions of Hasidism as a movement has been the Hasidic
story. A little shaggy-dog -- a bit rambling, sure, but reliably
entertaining and often delightful -- the Hasidic story was part declaration
of faith, part celebration of the rebbe's unique spiritual powers and part
acknowledgement of the world's sheer oddity. While these stories often had
a moral lesson to impart to their listeners, they were also simply great
fun.

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