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Holy Days
Holy Days: The World Of The Hasidic Family | Lis Harris
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A beloved contemporary classic, Holy Days is a personal account of New York's Hasidic community, its beliefs, its mysteries, and its encounter with secularism in the present age. Combining a historical understanding of the Hasidic movement with a journalist's discerning eye, Harris captures in rich detail the day-to-day life of this traditional and often misunderstood community. Harris chronicles the personal transformation she experienced as she grew closer to the largely hidden men and women of the Hasidic world.
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This was a good book. It is about a journalist who writes about the lives of a Lubavitcher Hasidic Family. I wished she could have gotten deeper in some parts, but I enjoyed learning about this branch of Hasidic community. The chapters rotate between her time spent in the community and researched chapters about things regarding the community, such as their history.

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They were studying together and he was so deeply engrossed in whatever his father was saying that he absent-mindedly tore a leaf off a tree. Well, he hadn‘t meant any harm, of course, but his father chided him for doing it. Why? Because there was a spark of godliness in the leaf that deserved to run its own course.”

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"I‘m here for a purpose.”“And that is?”“To see the beauty and holiness in everyday things. To try to elevate ordinary life. The key is in the Torah [the Pentateuch] and the way to get there has been shown us in a practical way by the mitzvot."

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Not the best journalism I've ever encountered but still an interesting read.