1780: First Chassidut publication: Toldot Yaakov Yosef
From the POV of the VG, this book was an "atomic bomb".
It was bought widely in the Chassidic world, and it was burnt in other partrs of the Jewish world.
1781: Cherem against Chassidut
Position of the VG forced Chassidut leaders to reconsider some of their extreme ideas and to make changes.
From the POV of the VG, this book was an "atomic bomb".
It was bought widely in the Chassidic world, and it was burnt in other partrs of the Jewish world.
1781: Cherem against Chassidut
Position of the VG forced Chassidut leaders to reconsider some of their extreme ideas and to make changes.