The Messianic Secret of Hasidism

A researcher of Jewish thought, Altshuler delves into the writings of Hasidic masters to counter arguments that Hasidism is not a messianic movement. Her topics include the Annals of the Zolochev Dynasty, the beginnings of R. Yehial Mikhel's career in 5532 (1772), on the character of the group, the sweet fruit of messianism, and the Hasidic immigration of 5537 (1777). The English translation was first published in clothbound as volume 39 in Brill's Series in Jewish Studies. No date or publisher is cited for the Hebrew Sod ha-meshihi shel ha-Hasidut. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mor Altshuler, Ph.D. (1995) in Jewish Thought, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, is a scholar of Jewish mysticism. She has published extensively on Hasidism and her current study on sixteenth-century Golden Age of Kabbalah is being published in academic forums, including Frankfurter Judaistische Beitrage. (2004).