“A Community Should Be Present as He Prays so that He Can Bind Himself with Their Soul”
During his final years, R. Nahman of Bratslav endeavored to find a solution for the paradox of unrealized messiahs. His solution was outlined in his dream about birds in December 1806, on the Sabbath of Parashat Va-yeḥi. This dream was influenced by his reading of a story told in the Zohar, Parashat...
| Published in: | The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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Ketem Paz
R. Shimon Lavi
messianism
Nahman of Bratslav
ẓaddiq ha-dor
Zohar
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | During his final years, R. Nahman of Bratslav endeavored to find a solution for the paradox of unrealized messiahs. His solution was outlined in his dream about birds in December 1806, on the Sabbath of Parashat Va-yeḥi. This dream was influenced by his reading of a story told in the Zohar, Parashat Va-yeḥi, of a “vision of birds” of R. Yehudah, a disciple of R. Shimon bar Yohai, that exemplifies the crisis experienced by the circle of disciples of R. Shimon following his death. The essay elaborates on the connections between the dream and the Zohar story and their influence on R. Nahman’s messianic endeavor. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-285X |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341297 |