A Hasidic "Council of All Beings": Ecology, Ethics, and Jewish Mysticism.
This article explores how Hasidic texts might be read as ethical prompts, not simply as nudges or pushes to do the right thing, but sources that spark a process of thinking, reflection, and discernment. Such encounters with Hasidic teachings can enhance our mental toolbox by providing new conceptual...
| Publicado en: | Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 198 - 232 |
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Purdue University Press
2025
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