The Regal Way: The Life and Times of Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin by David Assaf

Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture

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

David Assaf

480 pages digital 2002

2 editions

nonfiction biography history religion
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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--inclu...

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