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Kedushas Levi
For the very first time, ArtScroll Mesorah presents the classic treatise Kedushas Levi, Rabbi Levi Yitzchok’s fundamental Chassidic masterpierce, in readable and flowing English. The holy Kedushas Levi was the great defender of mankind, and his thoughts are relevant to all who seek greater purpose in life and closer and more meaningful human and Divine relationships.
The Kedushas Levi deals in its entirety with general issues related to God’s worship—love and awe, devotion and faith. It is a book that is meant to rouse the spirit. The Kedushas Levi encompasses the entirety of Chassidic thought in its broadest form: the worship of the heart and the introspection of the mind, seeing the Torah not as a distant doctrine but as the “Torah of man.” It is the essence of Chassidism, encompassing the great gamut of the movement’s vibrancy. It is an entire world in one work.
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Spending time with Mitchell Silk, the first Hasid to hold a Senate-confirmed position, who is now bringing a Hasidic classic to English readers for the first time.
Nachum hosted Moyshe Silk, General Editor of ArtScroll’s new “Kedushas Levi,” to wish him mazal tov on the release of this amazing new series that translates and elucidates the classic work by the chassidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Of Berditchev.
Who among us has never heard of, and marveled at, and been inspired by Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev? He was “the defender,” who found the good in every Jew, and whose passionate avodas Hashem was combined with an unparalleled love for His people.
However, perhaps, his greatest influence was not in the wondrous stories that grew around him, but rather in his classic work, Kedushas Levi. Profound, incisive and stimulating, Rav Levi Yitzchak’s commentary has been treasured and studied by scholars and gedolim for more than two centuries.
Throughout his life, Moyshe (Mitchell) Silk has been immersed in three extraordinarily diverse civilizations and the languages that are foundational to them.
This particular volume of Kedushas Levi was published by Artscroll/Mesorah, and translated and elucidated by Rabbi Moishe Silk, a chassid who served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets under President Donald Trump. Now, as Rabbi Dr. Goldfeder came to Congress to defend His people, he was aided by the Berditchever, whose cause had become pertinent once again.
It all started in a small red Lada in Ukraine in the summer of 1995.
Think of a Ford Fiesta with even less rear legroom! The Soviet Lada first ap- peared in 1973. It was an odd mix of So- viet box sedan design with technology licensed from Fiat. Initial development costs for the car were around $2 billion. It doesn’t appear that a penny of that was spent on backseat comfort.