Rabbi Blumenfeld: Jewish Mysticism

Join us Wednesday morning for Adult Education with…

Rabbi David Blumenfeld, Ph.D

“The Rise of Hasidism and its Practice Today””

Hasidic Judaism was a spiritual revivalist movements that emerged in Eastern Europe in the 18th century.  Followers of Hasidic Judaism today (know as Hasidim, or “pious ones”) draw heavily on the Jewish mystical tradition in seeking a direct experience of G-d through ecstatic prayer and other rituals that are uniquely theirs.