Crossing the Narrow Bridge: A Practice Guide to
Rebbe Nachman’s Teachings, sets out to be a primer for Bresolver thought and
practice, explaining to the novice their unique
Hasidic viewpoint.
In this mission the book is extremely successful. The editor has taken various topics, like “Joy”
and culled selections from different places in Rebbe Nacham’s corpus, embedding them
in his own vision of what joy means to a Brastlaver. This model continues throughout the book, on
such topics as Torah Study and Prayer, Making a Living, and such unique
Bratslav innovations as hitbodedut.
For anyone who wants a gentle dive into Braslav,
this is a fine book. The prose can at times lack inspiration (and it is a pity, for so much of
Bratslav is inspirational), but beyond that, it is a good key into this unique
world.
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