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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · 5d

Tonight marks the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, R. Shmuel Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1834-1882)

Here's a little piece from my series focusing on his wife, Rebbetzin Rivkah (read more here: chabad.org/6763123)

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The Jewish Quarterly Review @thejqr.bsky.social · 22d

We are thrilled to announce that beginning with our winter issue in January 2026, the Jewish Quarterly Review will become fully open access, including future issues and our whole 136-year back catalog!

Learn more about this exciting change on the blog:
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A Gift from JQR and the Katz Center

A century and a third of Jewish scholarship goes open access

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 8

nu?! sept 8 is nearly upon us!

order your copy of KABBALAH AND THE RUPTURE OF MODERNITY now

Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · Aug 25

WE'RE HAVING AN END OF SUMMER SALE! The weather may be cooling, but SUP's end of summer sale is hot!

Take advantage of 50% off of all in-stock print and ebooks sitewide starting today, 8/25, through 9/8. #ReadUP

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 7

"Rubin's book offers an exciting new way of thinking about Jewish modernity, making this one of the most original and interesting books in Jewish Studies of our time."
—Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College

Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · Mar 25

Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity by @elirubin.bsky.social provides a comprehensive intellectual and institutional history of Chabad Hasidism through the Kabbalistic concept of ṣimṣum.

www.sup.org/books/kabbal...

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 3

now available for just $35 thanks to an end of summer sale from @stanfordpress.bsky.social!

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Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · Mar 25

Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity by @elirubin.bsky.social provides a comprehensive intellectual and institutional history of Chabad Hasidism through the Kabbalistic concept of ṣimṣum.

www.sup.org/books/kabbal...

Book cover of Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity: An Existential History of Chabad Hasidism by Eli Rubin

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Rachel (loves LA, always will) @rachelpowers.myatproto.social · Sep 4

I’ll be so sad to see him go…but we’ll always have the episodes…

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 4

Same!

One of my great roll models for endless curiosity

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 4

“the fascination of knowledge is the meaning of life”

yesterday, it was announced that Melvyn Bragg will, after a run of 27 years, no longer present BBC Radio4's In Our Time

today, you should read this interview with him in the
@newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Education of Melvyn Bragg

In his teens, Bragg was saved by books. He’s now spent more than fifty years championing the joy, value, and fascination of knowledge.

www.newyorker.com

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 4

50% off KABBALAH AND THE RUPTURE OF MODERNITY

through the UK distributor

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 4

add this coupon code at checkout: Summer Sale

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Sep 3

now available for just $35 thanks to an end of summer sale from @stanfordpress.bsky.social!

🎉🌞🛍️🔥💸🌴🍦✨

order now 👉🛒✅

Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · Mar 25

Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity by @elirubin.bsky.social provides a comprehensive intellectual and institutional history of Chabad Hasidism through the Kabbalistic concept of ṣimṣum.

www.sup.org/books/kabbal...

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Jul 8

today's a good day to remind everyone that this exists

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was not only a man of bravery, but a man of words and stories that transport their readers into the past and future
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The Lamdonis

The Lamdonis [Schneersohn, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak, Rubin, Eli] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Lamdonis

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 13

for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 13

for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...

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Wojciech Tworek @wtworek.bsky.social · Jul 7

after over three years of collective work, our anthology of hasidic stories is almost out! 800 pp of stories from 1814 to 2022, transl. from hebrew and yiddish, with a book-length intro to hasidic history and lit., as part of the national library series!

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Opowieści chasydzkie. Antologia - Wydawnictwo Ossolineum

Chasydyzm zrodził się na południowo-wschodnich kresach Rzeczypospolitej w niewielkiej grupie kabalistów i mistyków i szybko stał się jednym z największych ruchów religijnych wśród wschodnioeuropejskic...

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · Aug 12

@uclhjs.bsky.social proud of its graduate!!

Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 11

“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
traditiononline.org/review-kabba...

REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online

Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 11

“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
traditiononline.org/review-kabba...

REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online

Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...

traditiononline.org

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 11

“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
traditiononline.org/review-kabba...

REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online

Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...

traditiononline.org

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 5

"a rich intellectual portrait of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement"

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 5

Review of Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity (@stanfordpress.bsky.social) in the Jerusalem Report
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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 5

"a rich intellectual portrait of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement"

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 1

This was so refreshing and so delightful!

Listening to this @jewishideaspod.bsky.social conversation with Prof. Sarah Pessin on ibn Gabirol and friends will also be really helpful to anyone trying to understand chassidus or Kabbalah of any sort
open.spotify.com/episode/2XVO...

70. Jewish Neoplatonism | Dr. Sarah Pessin

The Podcast of Jewish Ideas · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 1

This was so refreshing and so delightful!

Listening to this @jewishideaspod.bsky.social conversation with Prof. Sarah Pessin on ibn Gabirol and friends will also be really helpful to anyone trying to understand chassidus or Kabbalah of any sort
open.spotify.com/episode/2XVO...

70. Jewish Neoplatonism | Dr. Sarah Pessin

The Podcast of Jewish Ideas · Episode

open.spotify.com

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