8. “Almost Alone”: Yudel Rosenberg as Preacher

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Introduction: Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg and the Paradigms of Jewish Modernity 1
6. 2. On a Spiderweb Foundation: Yudel Rosenberg’s Life in Small-Town Poland (1859–1889) 17
7. 3. A Rabbi and Rebbe in Urban Poland (1890–1913) 38
8. 4. “Allright! It’s America!”: A Rabbi in Toronto (1913–1918) 60
9. 5. “The Rabbis Are for the Dollar”: Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg and the Kosher Meat Wars of Montreal (1919–1935) 75
10. 6. “Better to Be in Gehinnom”: Yudel Rosenberg’s Halakhic Voice 116
11. 7. A “Folk Author”: Yudel Rosenberg as Storyteller 142
12. 8. “Almost Alone”: Yudel Rosenberg as Preacher 173
13. 9. Magic, Science, and Healing 190
14. 10. “Those Who Understand Kabbala Are Extremely Rare in Our Generation”: Yudel Rosenberg as Kabbalist 207
15. 11. What Is Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg’s Legacy? 242
16. A Chronological Bibliography of the Writings of Rabbi Yehuda Yudel Rosenberg 251
17. General Bibliography 267
18. Index 291