Hasidism was a rivulet of mysticism and emotion in a people whose tradition was otherwise intellectual and prescriptive. It was a breath of feeling and simplicity for a peasant people whose life had gone dry.
— Joan Chittister, A Passion for LifeHasidism was a rivulet of mysticism and emotion in a people whose tradition was otherwise intellectual and prescriptive. It was a breath of feeling and simplicity for a peasant people whose life had gone dry.
— Joan Chittister, A Passion for Life