Ba’al Shem Zen: Buber’s Hasidic Tales as Koans
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A rabbi and a roshi sat down to read Buber… More than a set-up for another inter-religious joke, this real-life occurrence has given rise to a rich exploration of spirit, mystical tradition and menschlichkeit, that untranslatable Yiddishism pointing to the condition of human decency and skillful means.

Ba’al Shem Zen: Buber’s Hasidic Tales as Koans