Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Kabbalah in America; Ancient Lore in the New World
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2020) 269-291
Keywords:
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel,
;
Teitelbaum, Joel
;
Satmar Hasidim
;
Hasidism
;
Habad
Abstract:
This chapter examines the teachings of Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and Menachem Mendel Schneerson, two of the most important and influential Hasidic leaders in post-Holocaust America. In exploring Teitelbaum’s and Schneerson’s subtle but unmistakable attempt to refashion the legacy of Hasidism for an American audience, my work rests upon their treatment of two interrelated issues. The first is their understanding of Revelation and the rabbinic tradition that the Torah was translated into the languages of the world. The second is the incident of the Golden Calf, the paradigmatic sin of idolatry that came to stand for modern heresy. Close reading of their sermonic exegesis—and counter-exegesis—will demonstrate that Teitelbaum and Schneerson offered a very different perspective on religious life in post-War America that was grounded in the legacy of Hasidism.
DOI:
10.1163/9789004428140_017
URL:
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