And
the Angels Laughed
Description:
What’s in a smile?
In the unique world of Bostoner Chassidus
-- the only major Chassidus born in America -- it is a way
of life. It is an irrepressible expression of love for every
Jew, no matter what his spiritual level, rejoicing in his
every success, and showering compassion and encouragement
if he stumbles or falls. This exceptional attitude, and the
community it epitomizes, are the work of one of American Jewry’s
most extraordinary spiritual leaders, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak
Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe, shlita.
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Blending uncompromising Torah observance,
incredible empathy and concern, uncommon common sense, and
an infectious sense of humor, the Rebbe has advised and changed
the lives of the thousands of Jews -- mostly not his own followers
-- who have turned to him for help. This heartwarming book
of stories from the Rebbe’s more relaxed moments, collected
by a long-time chassid and friend of the Rebbe, captures much
of the spirit that is “Boston,” whether in the new Israeli
community in Har Nof, Jerusalem, in Switzerland, in Australia,
or in its Boston home. The Rebbe is a great teller of stories, usually
based on his own experiences, in which his loving Tzaddik’s-eye
view of our ability to grow, change -- and surprise -- is
never far from the surface. The author has arranged the stories
in chronological order, and attached them to brief inspiring
Chassidic insights on the weekly parshah -- and the result
is a book that you will long treasure.
The book’s title comes from one of the stories.
You’ll laugh, too -- and smile, cry, beam with joy, and reflect
the human frailty, greatness, and potential -- and you’ll
be a wiser, happier person.
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