The Regal Way: The Life and Times of Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin

by David Assaf

This is a pioneering study of the nineteenth century Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of the most controversial and influential Hasidic leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life--including his involvement in the murder of Jewish informers, his imprisonment in Russia, his subsequent escape to Austria where he successfully reestablished his court--are echoed by the contradictory and highly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804744688
• ISBN13: 9780804744683
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"