Social Vision delves into the deep structures of social reality and the ways it is shaped and reshaped by powerful ideologies. From the personal to the global his teachings chart a practical path for the replacement of materialism, alienation, anxiety and divisiveness with a dignified and joyous reciprocity. The Rebbe not only engineered a global Jewish renaissance but also became an advocate for public education, criminal justice reform, women's empowerment, and alternative energy. Spiritual Education illustrates a new, sometimes radical, model of “theosocial” education.ĭespite wide recognition of the Rebbe’s impact on the world, this is the first volume to seriously explore his social ideas and activism. After illustrating how the Rebbe’s practical agenda is a consequence of his theory, implications of his educational theory for current educational practice and policy in the wider setting are found to frequently surpass the limitations of popular educational thinking about religious and moral education. The defining elements of that innovative theory are shown to provide a vision for education that is of practical relevance to communities and individuals far beyond the Jewish community and for the wider world. This book, the fruit of the author’s exhaustive research, closely examines the Rebbe’s substantive corpus and identifies the cohesive educational theory that underlies it. Overseeing a primarily educational organization in more than fifty countries, the Rebbe addressed a vast range of educational matters in his correspondence, essays and public addresses.
The Educational Theory and Practice of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Winner of the 2019 Ben Franklin award for best book on religion and spirituality.
Through 15 profoundly engaging essays and almost 400 daily meditations, the book’s author, Tzvi Freeman, brings the Rebbe’s worldview of tikun olam to individuals and communities everywhere, preparing readers for the inner and outer-directed work that will permanently transform life on earth for the good. Wisdom to Heal the Earth is a revolutionary new look at tikun olam from the perspective of “the most influential rabbi in modern history”-the Rebbe. This great, mystical drive and goal, known as tikun olam, has been manifest in Jewish thought and practice in myriad ways over the past 4,000 years, not the least in modern Jewish life through social activism-the concern for and practical help to people and things in need-which from the time of Abraham and Sarah has been a signature drive of the Jewish people. If there is a single, overarching theme that has been at the center of Jewish thought and practice throughout all time and across all borders and denominations, it is the desire and hope that the physical and spiritual universe should be brought to a state of complete and everlasting perfection, once and for all. Meditations and Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
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