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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface ix
- A Note on Translation and Transliteration xiii
- Introduction 1
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Part I The Young Rabbi Israel
- Chapter one “But I Was Never a Boy”: Accession to Leadership 31
- Chapter two “The Main Thing Is One’s Own Distinction”: The Argument over Succession 47
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Part II From Ruzhin to Sadgora: The Making of a Hasidic Leader
- Chapter three “The Untrod Path”: Emergence and Expansion 69
- Chapter four “The Jewish Kingdom Is Falling”: The Ushits Case 105
- Chapter five “Princes Have Persecuted Me Without Reason”: In Prison 116
- Chapter six The Fugitive: Flight from Russia 128
- Chapter seven “A Guest at the Inn”: The New Court at Sadgora 136
- Chapter eight “Broken and Mortified”: The Last Years 163
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Part III Rabbi Israel as a Hasidic Leader
- Chapter nine “The Law of People”: Rabbi Israel’s Approach to Communal Leadership 175
- Chapter ten “All the Money in the World Is Mine”: Visions of Wealth and Royalty 212
- Chapter eleven “The True Zaddik of the Generation”: Rabbi Israel as Zaddik 244
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Part IV Rabbi Israel’s Court
- Chapter twelve “Like a Small State Within a Large One”: The Royal Court and Its Members 267
- Chapter thirteen “Money for Household Expenses”: Economic Aspects of the Hasidic Royal Courts 285
- Chapter fourteen “Under One Tent”: The Hasidim and Their Zaddik 310
- Afterword: Dynamic Adaptation to a Changing World 325
- Notes 341
- Glossary 409
- Works Cited 413
- Indexes of Names, Places, and Subjects 445
- Alternate Forms of Place-Names 455
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface ix
- A Note on Translation and Transliteration xiii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I The Young Rabbi Israel
- Chapter one “But I Was Never a Boy”: Accession to Leadership 31
- Chapter two “The Main Thing Is One’s Own Distinction”: The Argument over Succession 47
-
Part II From Ruzhin to Sadgora: The Making of a Hasidic Leader
- Chapter three “The Untrod Path”: Emergence and Expansion 69
- Chapter four “The Jewish Kingdom Is Falling”: The Ushits Case 105
- Chapter five “Princes Have Persecuted Me Without Reason”: In Prison 116
- Chapter six The Fugitive: Flight from Russia 128
- Chapter seven “A Guest at the Inn”: The New Court at Sadgora 136
- Chapter eight “Broken and Mortified”: The Last Years 163
-
Part III Rabbi Israel as a Hasidic Leader
- Chapter nine “The Law of People”: Rabbi Israel’s Approach to Communal Leadership 175
- Chapter ten “All the Money in the World Is Mine”: Visions of Wealth and Royalty 212
- Chapter eleven “The True Zaddik of the Generation”: Rabbi Israel as Zaddik 244
-
Part IV Rabbi Israel’s Court
- Chapter twelve “Like a Small State Within a Large One”: The Royal Court and Its Members 267
- Chapter thirteen “Money for Household Expenses”: Economic Aspects of the Hasidic Royal Courts 285
- Chapter fourteen “Under One Tent”: The Hasidim and Their Zaddik 310
- Afterword: Dynamic Adaptation to a Changing World 325
- Notes 341
- Glossary 409
- Works Cited 413
- Indexes of Names, Places, and Subjects 445
- Alternate Forms of Place-Names 455