Hardcover

6″ x 9″

250 Pages

Written by: Rabbi Noson Gurary

Published by: The Menachem Educational Foundation

In The Thirteen Principles of Faith: A Chasidic Viewpoint, author Rabbi Noson Gurary expertly addresses these and many other questions as he examines each principlein great detail and applies their meaning to the entire structure of Jewish faith. As each chapter progresses through the thirteen principles, with each new idea building on previous analysis, readers will discover how the Rambam’s classic work has come to define man’s relationship to G-d and the Torah, and the application of each principle as a way of life. To this day, the Rambam’s Thirteen Principles of Faith constitute one of the clearest statements of Jewish belief ever written. They first appeared in his Commentary on the Mishnah as an introduction to the final chapter of the tractate Sanhedrin and were subsequently abbreviated and later appended to many versions of the daily prayer book. In Chasidic literature, the thirteen principles have long received a scholarly and methodical analysis. This volume is based on the teachings and writings of several of the most prominent Chasidic masters, notably those of the Lubavitch dynasty. Extensively footnoted, most frequently with citations from the Tanya and other classic Chasidic texts, the book is a well-written presentation of Chasidic ideology. Each principle is treated as a meditation, a soul- illuminating insight into the very depths of one’s being, the nature of G-d and His teachings, and the Torah. The work is not an exposition but rather an expedition into the thirteen principles of faith.