Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav, the great-grandson of the founder of Hasidism, was without a doubt one of the greatest of Hasidic storytellers. Born in 1772 in Ukraine, Rebbe Nachman lived only a short time, but still managed to create a legacy that continues to inspire his many followers up to the present day. As he said before he died in 1810, "My fire will burn until the Messiah comes!"A substantial portion of that fire is contained in his stories, parables, and paradoxes that convey the mysteries of the Kabbalah. Perhaps the greatest of these is his Tale of the Seven Beggars, which speaks allegorically of beggars and kings dwelling in magical lands accomplishing the sacred work of Tikkun Olam, the ultimate redemption of the world.
In this CD, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, one of the world's foremost authorities on Hasidism, has translated the Tale of the Seven Beggars from the original Yiddish and breathes new life into it with the warmth and sensitivity of his reading. The Tale of the Seven Beggars was originally recorded in 1974 and has been digitally remastered for this CD.
Total Running Time: 56:57. With music by Joseph and Nathan Segal