The Light of the Eyes: Homilies on the Torah

by Rabbi Menachem Nahum Green

Hasidism is an influential spiritual revival movement within Judaism that began in the eighteenth century and continues to thrive today. One of the great classics of early Hasidism, The Light of the Eyes is a collection of homilies on the Torah, reading the entire Five Books of Moses as a guide to spiritual awareness and cultivation of the inner life. This is the first English translation of any major work from Hasidism's earliest and most creative period. Arthur Green's introduction and annotations survey the history of Hasidism and outline the essential religious and moral teachings of this mystical movement. The Light of the Eyes , by Rabbi Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl, offers insights that remain as fresh and relevant for the contemporary reader as they were when first published in 1798.

880 pages, Hardcover

Published May 11, 2021

Reviews

[Yossi]

I only read Arthur Green’s lengthy (99 pages) introduction but not his translation as I can read the original Hebrew instead. I can’t rate the introduction until I see if his interpretations hold up in light of the text. I do know however, after having read Green’s introduction to the Sefat Emet and reading the Sfat Emet himself, that Green’s introduction to that work was useful and enlightening to me.

P.S. I don’t know if Arthur Green’s Hebrew name is really Menachem Nachum (There is nothing in this book that indicates that it is.) or if that was the mistake or sense of humor of the person who added this book to Goodreads.