Holy Brother

by Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum, Elie Wiesel (Foreword by)

Overview

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was one of the most original and inspired Jewish personalities of the twentieth century. In this incredible volume, Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum, a devoted student of Reb Shlomo, gathers dozens of stories about this charismatic, loving Jewish leader. The episodes retold here by Reb Shlomo's followers and admirers underscore his unfailing generosity, his capacity to love unconditionally, and his desire to reconnect every Jew with his or her heritage. As a whole, the collection reveals how many individuals were touched by Reb Shlomo, and serves as a moving tribute to the man many consider a tzaddik (righteous one).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765762092
Publisher:	Aronson, Jason Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2002
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum is the great-great-granddaughter of the Sanzer Rebbe, a nineteenth-century hasidic master whose teachings were brought to the American Jewish public and popularized by Shlomo Carlebach. She pursued graduate studies in American Literature at New York University, and taught Literature of the Holocaust at Baruch College. She has also worked as a newspaper reporter, writer for a nationally syndicated radio program, public relations director, press aide, and high school English teacher. Published since the age of nine, her work has appeared in more than 50 Anglo/Jewish publications and secular magazines such as Parade, Working Woman, Money, and New York. Currently, she serves as Director of Programming, Education, and Public Affairs for a non-profit organization. She resides in Brooklyn with her husband and children.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Foreword	xvii
	Introduction	xix
	Biography	xxiii
	The House of Love and Prayer	1
	Everyone Is Precious	19
	Master of the Moment	37
	Keeper of the Flame	51
	The Holy Beggar of West End Avenue	75
	The Holiness of Children	89
	You Never Know!	95
	The Child Is Father of the Man	115
	The Rabbi of Love	123
	Never Say No!	155
	The Right Place at the Right Time	169
	Blessing the Opposition	179
	Harmony to the World	189
	Epilogue	193
	Glossary of Yiddish and Hebrew Words	195
	Contributors	201
	Index	205