Letter from Cynthia Ozick about "The Religious Thought of Hasidism" (2000)

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Letter from Dr. Eliach about "The Religious Thought of Hasidism" (1999)

Dear President Lamm: Congratulations upon the publication of your new book The Religious Thought of Hasidism – Text and Commentary. It includes many important elements of Hasidism and is a fine contribution to the study of Hasidism. I hope it will become a college textbook, which will also be a great asset to my seminars on Hasidism. Among the very interesting themes, I did not find references to my interpretation of the origins of Hasidism, which was the subject of articles as well as my dissertation Jewish Hasidism, Russian Sectarians and Non-Conformists in the Ukraine, 1700–1760. (When I wrote my dissertation, my Professor of Jewish History and dissertation guide was Prof. Salo W. Baron.) Recently it also became part of scholarship and research at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. They too were able to prove this theory from original source material from Eastern Europe, as I did during my research. Once more, congratulations on your new book and much success with future ones. All the best, Professor Yaffa Eliach, Professor of History and Literature. Home Address: 300 East 54th Street, Apt. 23K, New York, NY 10022, Tel: (212) 319-2927 – Fax: (212) 751-7932.

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Letter from R. Charlop about "The Religious Thought of Hasidism" (1999)

לכבוד עמיתי הדגול מרבבה האי גברא רבה ויקירא דרופתקא דאורייתא אנפירון נמטייה לראש ישיבתנו הקדושה ונשיאה הרה"ג ר' נחום לאם שליט"א אחדשוכ"ט, הידד ויישר חילו לאורייתא על ספרו המפליא בכל מובן על החסידות שהו"ל בימים אלה ואשר הואיל בטובו הגדול לשלוח לי את הנכס הדגול והחשוב הזה. הן כתוכנו ובסגנונו הצח, הן בהקפו ובשלמותו ובשליטתו על החומר הוא גישם במדה נדירה מאד את הפתגם של חז"ל, "חזקה על חבר שאינו מוציא מתחת ידו דבר שאינו מתוקן."

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Letter from Frank Macchiarola about "The Religious Thought of Hasidism" (2000)

Dear Dr. Lamm: Before too much more time goes by I wanted to write to let you know how much I enjoyed The Religious Thought of Hasidism. I keep it close at hand because the stories are short enough to enjoy in one sitting during a hectic schedule. When one lives a complicated life, it is often easy to put aside some of the fundamental beliefs and take them for granted. The Hasidim are able to resist that because, in part, they have so involved God into their daily life and into the most ordinary of their routines. It is a beautiful way to live life and it gives us a constant reminder of the truly important. Your fine work brings that out beautifully. I hope that all is well with you and that the University is doing well. From all accounts I get, it seems to be well on course. Wishing you the very best for the new semester, I am, FJM/cf 180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York 11201 (718) 489-5345 – Fax (718) 237-8964

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