Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on the Transliteration xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Elijah and Vilna in Historical Perspective 13
7. 2. Elijah’s Worldview 37
8. 3. Elijah and the Enlightenment 63
9. 4. The Gaon versus Hasidism 83
10. 5. The Biur and the Yeshiva 115
11. 6. The Genius 143
12. Conclusion 166
13. Notes 173
14. Bibliography 273
15. Index 309