Charitable Roots: The challenging and riveting beginnings of Israel’s oldest charity
Charitable Roots tells the remarkable and largely untold story of the origins of the oldest continuously operating Jewish charitable organization in the Land of Israel.
Drawing on hundreds of archival documents, rare letters, handwritten testimonies, and accounts from archives in Jerusalem, St. Petersburg, and New York, this volume traces the spiritual, historical, and human foundations of organized Jewish charity as forged by the early Chassidic leaders.
At its center stands the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, whose teachings and actions shaped a revolutionary model of communal responsibility, uniting spiritual life with practical compassion.
Author: Zalman Duchman with Dovid Zaklikowski Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Colel Chabad Language: English
Drawing on hundreds of archival documents, rare letters, handwritten testimonies, and accounts from archives in Jerusalem, St. Petersburg, and New York, this volume traces the spiritual, historical, and human foundations of organized Jewish charity as forged by the early Chassidic leaders.
At its center stands the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, whose teachings and actions shaped a revolutionary model of communal responsibility, uniting spiritual life with practical compassion.
Author: Zalman Duchman with Dovid Zaklikowski Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Colel Chabad Language: English
