Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement Seeking the Torah of Truth |
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| Author:
| Etkes, Immanuel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8276-0438-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 1993 |
| Publisher: | Jewish Publication Society
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Israel Salanter was one of the most original and influential Jewish leaders and thinkers of Eastern European Jewry in the modern period. Immanuel Etkes traces Salanter's unique view of Mussar doctrine, especially his introduction of modern psychology to the traditional understanding of personal ethical development.
Israel Salanter was one of the most original and influential Jewish leaders and thinkers of Eastern European Jewry in the modern period. Immanuel Etkes traces Salanter's unique view of Mussar doctrine, especially his introduction of modern psychology to the traditional understanding of personal ethical development.