Philosophy of Rabbi Shalom Ber Schneersohn

Reuven Leigh provides the first in-depth introduction to the pioneering philosophy of Rabbi Shalom Ber Schneersohn. Bringing him into dialogue with key continental philosophers Emmanuel Levinas, Jacques Derrida and Julia Kristeva, this book reveals how Schneersohn''s views anticipated many prominent themes in 20th-century thought.

Shalom Ber Schneersohn (1860-1920) was the fifth Rebbe of the Haba...