"Hasidism, a movement many believed had passed its golden age, has had an extraordinary revival since its near decimation in the Holocaust and Soviet communism. These Hasidim, now settled primarily in North America and Israel have reversed the losses they suffered and rebuilt their communities. The once unimaginable is today routine. Hasidism is alive and growing. How? "Who Will Lead Us?" is the story of five contemporary Hasidic dynasties and how they have handled the delicate issue of leadership and succession. It explores two groups with too few successors, two with too many successors, and one that claims there is no need for a successor, as they claim their leader never died"--Provided by publisher.
Succession in contemporary Hasidism : who will lead us? -- Munkács : a Oedipal challenge -- Boyan and Kopyczynitz : running out of rebbes -- Bobov : a clash of families -- Satmar : succession charged with conflict -- ChaBaD Lubavitch : a rebbe who never dies -- Final thoughts.
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Author
Heilman, Samuel C.
Title
Who will lead us? [electronic resource] : the story of five Hasidic dynasties in America / Samuel Heilman.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
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Print version: Heilman, Samuel C., author. Who will lead us? Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520277236 (DLC) 2016046899