The Philosophy of Hasidism

A Philosophical Poetical Foray into Hasidic Thought. Exploring the History, Characteristics, Definitions, Metaphysics, Message and Mission of Hasidism, Mysticism for the Masses. Watch Part #2 of the Series: The Directions of Hasidism:    • The Paradox at the Heart of Hasidism   And Part #3 The Inner Work of Hasidism:    • The Inner Work of Hasidism   This video is part of a collaboration with Filip Holm from ‪@LetsTalkReligion‬ Check out his sister video here:    • What is Hasidic Judaism?   00:00 What is a Hasid? 00:19 Hasid in Rabbinic Literature 01:16 Hasidism through History 01:57 18th Century Hasidism 03:56 Historical Background: To Awaken the People 05:19 Characteristics of Hasidism 05:38 Let’s Talk Religion Collab 06:29 Disclaimers and Biases 11:16 Defining Hasidism 13:16 Hasidism’s Self-Definition 15:13 The Human Becoming God(ly) 17:36 A Dual Reality | Metaphysical Schema of Hasidut 21:15 Nimna Ha’Nimnaot | Uniting the Unites 22:17 The Baal Shem Tov’s Message and Mission 27:58 Reading Recommendations 29:10 Conclusion Reading Recommendations: Gershom Scholem, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, ch. 9. Martin Buber, The Origin and Meaning of Hasidism. Moshe Idel, Hasidism between Ecstasy and Magic. Rachel Elior. The Mystical Origins of Hasidism. Arthur Green, Speaking Torah. Rapoport-Albert, Hasidim Reappraised. Collected essays: Essential Papers on Hasidism edited by Gershon Hundert. Hasidism Reappraised edited by Ada Rappaport-Alpert and David Assaf. Anthologies: Louis Jacob, Hasidic Thought. Norman Lamm, The Religious Thought of Hasidism. Less academic: Martin Buber, Hasidism. Martin Buber, Tales of the Hasidim. Elie Wiesel, Souls on Fire. Abraham Joshua Heschel, A Passion for Truth. Join us:   / seekersofunity     / seekersofunity     / seekersofu   https://www.seekersofunity.com Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe and Adam. Join them in supporting us: patreon:   / seekers   paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_... Tags: Hasidism, Hasidut, Chasidut, Chasidus, Chassidut, Chassidus, Chasidism, Hasid, Chasid, Chosid #Hasidism #Hitory #Philosophy