Eli Rubin
@elirubin.bsky.social
"only humility is revolt" —Aaron Zeitlin
Existential historian of religion, rupture, kabbalah, hasidism, philosophy, literature, and modernity
📘*Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity: An Existential History of Chabad Hasidism*
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Existential historian of religion, rupture, kabbalah, hasidism, philosophy, literature, and modernity
📘*Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity: An Existential History of Chabad Hasidism*
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Eli Rubin
@elirubin.bsky.social
· Mar 27
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with flights cancelled I'm traveling home from the Princeton Hasidic Thought Symposium by the scenic train route
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
with flights cancelled I'm traveling home from the Princeton Hasidic Thought Symposium by the scenic train route
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I missed that Rokhl K (formerly of Rokhl's Golden City) was on here!!! Go follow, for a lot about contemporary Yiddish culture, Jewish folklore through the ages, and more: @rokhl.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I missed that Rokhl K (formerly of Rokhl's Golden City) was on here!!! Go follow, for a lot about contemporary Yiddish culture, Jewish folklore through the ages, and more: @rokhl.bsky.social
Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity featured as one of @18forty.bsky.social's books to read this fall 18forty.org/articles/fal...
13 Books You Should Read This Fall - 18Forty
From the challenges of Algospeak to the nature of doubt, here’s what the I Read This Over Shabbos community has been reading lately.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity featured as one of @18forty.bsky.social's books to read this fall 18forty.org/articles/fal...
In case anyone is interested in my thoughts on what it means to be human in the context of AI ...
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18forty.org/podcast/stev...
Steven Gotlib & Eli Rubin: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast—recorded at the 18Forty X ASFoundation AI Summit—we speak with Rabbi Eli Rubin and Rabbi Steven Gotlib about what differentiates human intelligence from artifici...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In case anyone is interested in my thoughts on what it means to be human in the context of AI ...
18forty.org/podcast/stev...
18forty.org/podcast/stev...
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“Strong Roots in Unyielding Soil”
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
Strong Roots in Unyielding Soil: Faivish Vogel and the Reenergization of British Jewry - As executive director of Lubavitch Foundation, Vogel (1936-2024) overcame post-Holocaust myopia to articulate a...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“Strong Roots in Unyielding Soil”
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
“Strong Roots in Unyielding Soil”
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
Strong Roots in Unyielding Soil: Faivish Vogel and the Reenergization of British Jewry - As executive director of Lubavitch Foundation, Vogel (1936-2024) overcame post-Holocaust myopia to articulate a...
chabad.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“Strong Roots in Unyielding Soil”
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
My latest article tells the story of Faivish Vogel (1936-2024), whose first yahrtzeit will be this Shabbos
A man of ideas, words, and action, he realized ‘the Rebbe's dream’ and set Anglo-Jewish life on a new foundation
chabad.org/7082942
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"The souls of all other creatures are products of Divine speech. The soul of a human is the Divine capacity of speech itself"
As we prepare to begin rereading the Torah from the beginning, my latest essay takes up the question of what it means to speak as a human being in the age of AI and large language models
chabad.org/7072214
chabad.org/7072214
Adam, The Speaking Creature: On Humanity and Language in the Era of AI
Human speech leaps across the gap between the private language of God and the public language of nature.
chabad.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"The souls of all other creatures are products of Divine speech. The soul of a human is the Divine capacity of speech itself"
Reposted by Eli Rubin
As we prepare to begin rereading the Torah from the beginning, my latest essay takes up the question of what it means to speak as a human being in the age of AI and large language models
chabad.org/7072214
chabad.org/7072214
Adam, The Speaking Creature: On Humanity and Language in the Era of AI
Human speech leaps across the gap between the private language of God and the public language of nature.
chabad.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As we prepare to begin rereading the Torah from the beginning, my latest essay takes up the question of what it means to speak as a human being in the age of AI and large language models
chabad.org/7072214
chabad.org/7072214
As we prepare to begin rereading the Torah from the beginning, my latest essay takes up the question of what it means to speak as a human being in the age of AI and large language models
chabad.org/7072214
chabad.org/7072214
Adam, The Speaking Creature: On Humanity and Language in the Era of AI
Human speech leaps across the gap between the private language of God and the public language of nature.
chabad.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As we prepare to begin rereading the Torah from the beginning, my latest essay takes up the question of what it means to speak as a human being in the age of AI and large language models
chabad.org/7072214
chabad.org/7072214
Tonight marks the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, R. Shmuel Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1834-1882)
Here's a little piece from my series focusing on his wife, Rebbetzin Rivkah (read more here: chabad.org/6763123)
Here's a little piece from my series focusing on his wife, Rebbetzin Rivkah (read more here: chabad.org/6763123)
October 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Tonight marks the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, R. Shmuel Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1834-1882)
Here's a little piece from my series focusing on his wife, Rebbetzin Rivkah (read more here: chabad.org/6763123)
Here's a little piece from my series focusing on his wife, Rebbetzin Rivkah (read more here: chabad.org/6763123)
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We are thrilled to announce that beginning with our winter issue in January 2026, the Jewish Quarterly Review will become fully open access, including future issues and our whole 136-year back catalog!
Learn more about this exciting change on the blog:
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Learn more about this exciting change on the blog:
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A Gift from JQR and the Katz Center
A century and a third of Jewish scholarship goes open access
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September 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We are thrilled to announce that beginning with our winter issue in January 2026, the Jewish Quarterly Review will become fully open access, including future issues and our whole 136-year back catalog!
Learn more about this exciting change on the blog:
katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/bl...
Learn more about this exciting change on the blog:
katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/bl...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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"Rubin's book offers an exciting new way of thinking about Jewish modernity, making this one of the most original and interesting books in Jewish Studies of our time."
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September 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"Rubin's book offers an exciting new way of thinking about Jewish modernity, making this one of the most original and interesting books in Jewish Studies of our time."
—Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College
—Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College
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www.sup.org/books/kabbal...
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I’ll be so sad to see him go…but we’ll always have the episodes…
September 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I’ll be so sad to see him go…but we’ll always have the episodes…
“the fascination of knowledge is the meaning of life”
yesterday, it was announced that Melvyn Bragg will, after a run of 27 years, no longer present BBC Radio4's In Our Time
today, you should read this interview with him in the
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yesterday, it was announced that Melvyn Bragg will, after a run of 27 years, no longer present BBC Radio4's In Our Time
today, you should read this interview with him in the
@newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Education of Melvyn Bragg
In his teens, Bragg was saved by books. He’s now spent more than fifty years championing the joy, value, and fascination of knowledge.
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September 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“the fascination of knowledge is the meaning of life”
yesterday, it was announced that Melvyn Bragg will, after a run of 27 years, no longer present BBC Radio4's In Our Time
today, you should read this interview with him in the
@newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
yesterday, it was announced that Melvyn Bragg will, after a run of 27 years, no longer present BBC Radio4's In Our Time
today, you should read this interview with him in the
@newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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September 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity by @elirubin.bsky.social provides a comprehensive intellectual and institutional history of Chabad Hasidism through the Kabbalistic concept of ṣimṣum.
www.sup.org/books/kabbal...
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September 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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today's a good day to remind everyone that this exists
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was not only a man of bravery, but a man of words and stories that transport their readers into the past and future
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Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was not only a man of bravery, but a man of words and stories that transport their readers into the past and future
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The Lamdonis
The Lamdonis [Schneersohn, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak, Rubin, Eli] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Lamdonis
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July 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
today's a good day to remind everyone that this exists
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was not only a man of bravery, but a man of words and stories that transport their readers into the past and future
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DY...
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was not only a man of bravery, but a man of words and stories that transport their readers into the past and future
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for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...
August 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...
for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...
August 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
for anyone who wants to know more about Zelda (which should be everyone who follows me), take a listen to this excellent conversation between Tzipora Weinberg and Baila Olidort open.spotify.com/episode/6uaz...
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after over three years of collective work, our anthology of hasidic stories is almost out! 800 pp of stories from 1814 to 2022, transl. from hebrew and yiddish, with a book-length intro to hasidic history and lit., as part of the national library series!
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Opowieści chasydzkie. Antologia - Wydawnictwo Ossolineum
Chasydyzm zrodził się na południowo-wschodnich kresach Rzeczypospolitej w niewielkiej grupie kabalistów i mistyków i szybko stał się jednym z największych ruchów religijnych wśród wschodnioeuropejskic...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
after over three years of collective work, our anthology of hasidic stories is almost out! 800 pp of stories from 1814 to 2022, transl. from hebrew and yiddish, with a book-length intro to hasidic history and lit., as part of the national library series!
wydawnictwo.ossolineum.pl/produkt/opow...
wydawnictwo.ossolineum.pl/produkt/opow...
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@uclhjs.bsky.social proud of its graduate!!
“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
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REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online
Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...
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August 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@uclhjs.bsky.social proud of its graduate!!