TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heilman, Samuel C.
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017//
TI  - Who will lead us? the story of five Hasidic dynasties in America
PB  - University of California Press
CY  - Oakland, California
KW  - Hasidism
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Judaism
AB  - "Hasidism, a movement many believed had passed its golden age, has had an extraordinary revival since its near decimation in the Holocaust and Soviet communism. These Hasidim, now settled primarily in North America and Israel have reversed the losses they suffered and rebuilt their communities. The once unimaginable is today routine. Hasidism is alive and growing. How? "Who Will Lead Us?" is the story of five contemporary Hasidic dynasties and how they have handled the delicate issue of leadership and succession. It explores two groups with too few successors, two with too many successors, and one that claims there is no need for a successor, as they claim their leader never died"--Provided by publisher
SN  - 9780520277236
LA  - English
N1  - Samuel Heilman
ID  - 871098261
ER  -