Menachem Mendel Schneerson by Ezra Glinter - ISBN: 9780300222623
Hardcover
Messianic fervor, empire building, and controversy: the life of a modern rebbe.

Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Becoming the Messiah

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  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    3 April 2025

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Summary

The life and thought of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, one of the most influential—and controversial—rabbis in modern Judaism

“Accessible, informed, and balanced… . The author manages to tread on fragile ground with aplomb… . An exceptional tool for understanding.“—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The Chabad-Lubavitch movement, one of the world’s best-known Hasidic groups, is driven by the belief that we are on the verge of the messianic age. The man most…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780300222623
ISBN-10:0300222629
Author:Ezra Glinter
Publisher:Yale University Press
Imprint:Yale University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:3 April 2025
Weight:500g
Dimensions:210mm x 146mm
Series:Jewish Lives
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Critics Review

Canadian Jewish Literary Awards winner, sponsored by York University–Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies

“In his account of the life and career of one of the most influential Jews of the twentieth century, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Ezra Glinter strikes an exquisite balance between appreciating Schneerson’s profound impact on the Jewish world and recognizing his human fallibility.”—Daniel Matt, author of Becoming Elijah

“A concise and insightful account of the most consequential figure in postwar Jewish life.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided Heart

About The Author

Ezra Glinter

Ezra Glinter is the senior staff writer and editor at the Yiddish Book Center. He is the editor of Have I Got a Story for You, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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