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Binah

Binah: David Biale

By David Kwan
Published February 1, 2018 at 7:00 AM PST

Historian David Biale discusses how, far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, Hasidism is a product of modernity that forged its identity as a radical alternative to the secular world.His new book is Hasidism: A New History.

Binah
David Kwan
David Kwan is the editor and producer of Binah, featuring remarkable artists and thinkers who’ve come to speak at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco as part of their Arts & Ideas program.
See stories by David Kwan