The book "Hasidism, A New History" is a five-pound tome, but it's an excellent tome. It tells the amazing story of the formation of the Hasidic movement in a way that I found gripping. It is a thoroughly scholarly book, representing the works of eight scholars who are among the foremost important scholars in contemporary Judaism. The book looks not only at the story of Hasidism but also the many histories that have been told in the past and how they might not represent the story as it can be pieced together from contemporary archival material and from evaluating what we know. So considering how important this book is to my own work, I was very happy to have the opportunity to host David Biale, the lead author of this book, on my channel to share with you a bit of the story of the book. Check Amazon for the book here: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description...You can find the pashkeville against David's book here: https://docdro.id/pNxxLed If you enjoy this kind of long-form interview, make sure to leave a comment to tell me so! Share your thoughts. I try to answer comments with questions.