About the Author
Jacob Immanuel Schochet has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Chassidism and topical themes of Jewish thought and ethics. A renowned authority on Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism, his works include biographies, annotated editions and translations of Chassidic classics and numerous monographs and articles in professional and popular journals. He is rabbi of Kielcer Congregation, and a professor of Philosophy at Humber College, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.