The Mussar Revolution (lesson 3/8): The Greatness of Man: Slabodka, Part 1 In this Torah shiur (class) on the Mussar Movement, Rabbi Hanoch Teller introduces the philosophy of the Slabodka Yeshiva, which focused on Man’s capacity for spiritual greatness. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod [...]
The Mussar Revolution (lesson 2/8): Father of a Movement: R’ Yisrael Salanter, Part 2 In this Torah shiur (class) on the founding and impact of the Mussar Movement, Rabbi Hanoch Teller continues to describe the incredible accomplishments of R’ Yisrael Salanter, the “father” of the Mussar Movement. This Torah class is available online in streaming [...]
The Mussar Revolution (lesson 1/8): Rav Yisrael Salanter – Revolutionary Philosopher In this Torah shiur on the origins and development of the Mussar Movement, Rabbi Hanoch Teller introduces the legendary founder of the Mussar movement, Rabbi Yisrael Salanter. This giant of Torah and character used his vast talents to reach out to his brethren across [...]
Judah Hallevi’s Kitab al Khazari translated by Hartwig Hirschfeld – this work was originally written in Arabic. (Kitab al-Ḥujjah wal-Dalil fi Nuṣr al-Din al-Dhalil, كتاب الحجة و الدليل في نصرة الدين الذليل (known in the Hebrew translation of Judah ibn Tibbon by the title Sefer ha-Kuzari) A classic of Medieval Jewish philosophy, set in a legendary (but historical) central [...]
“History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy” by Isaac Husik - No excuse is needed for presenting to the English reader a History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy. The English language, poor enough in books on Jewish history and literature, can boast of scarcely anything at all in the domain of Jewish Philosophy. The Jewish Encyclopedia has no article [...]
