Mor Altshuler

Mor Altshuler (born 1957) is a scholar of Hasidism,[1] Kabbalism, and Jewish messianism.[2] She has published studies in both Hebrew and English and wrote the television series The Guide – Rabbi Joseph Karo and the Golden Age of Kabbalah in Safed which she hosted for the Israeli T'chelet channel in 2003. Her views on contemporary issues have been published in Ynet's opinions section.[3]

Altshuler was born in Israel. She studied Jewish thought, Jewish philosophy, comparative literature and Talmudic studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv University. She is married and has two children, Avshalom and Hemdat.[4]

She is known for her original opinion that the first Hasidic tzadik was not the Baal Shem Tov, but the Maggid of Zlotshov.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 מי הצדיק הראשון בחסידות [Who is the first tzadik in Hasidism?]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). 2003-07-23. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ אנשים בלילה עם ד"ר מור אלטשולר [People at Night with Dr. Mor Altshuler]. iCast (in Hebrew). Feb 18, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "About". 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae". 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2015.


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