Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov (1745-1807) was one of those wonderful Hasidic masters who could speak equally well to the head and to the heart. A disciple of the learned Rabbi Shmelke of Nikolsburg, he had been educated in the manner of a classical Hebrew scholar, but his concern was always with communicating a simple message of love for God and his fellow human beings. In this little book of wisdom, translated by the contemporary master, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Reb Moshe Leib gives the reader a series of aphorisms on how to travel the Hasidic spiritual path, as well as a small selection of his parables and teachings.

Author Biography

Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov (1745-1807), a disciple of Rabbi Shmelke of Nikolsburg, was one of the great Hasidic masters of the 18th century. Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the translator, is the father of the neo-Hasidic Jewish Renewal movement and is widely considered one of the world's foremost authorities on Hasidism and Kabbalah.