Yitzhak Buxbaum was an American author and maggid (preacher/storyteller). He died on 23 December 2020.
Most of Buxbaum's books and articles relate to Hasidism, especially its storytelling tradition, and Neo-Hasidism. He has authored the following books.
Reviews of Buxbaum's work have appeared in Jewish publications with a variety of perspectives, [2] including The Algemeiner Journal, [3] Hadassah Magazine, [4] The Jewish Chronicle, [5] and Tikkun. [6] His books have been reviewed for broader audiences in the journal Parabola [7] and the website Spirituality and Practice. [8] [9]
Manuscripts and drafts of The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov are archived at Cornell University Library. [10]
Buxbaum told stories "in Jewish and non-Jewish settings to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences", with a focus on "the spiritual nature of storytelling." [11] [12] He was grouped among "the most active tellers in the Jewish world." [13]
Building on his ordination as a maggid by Shlomo Carlebach, [14] Buxbaum established a program to train women and men as maggidim (plural of maggid). [15] [16] Graduates include Shoshana Litman, described as Canada's first ordained female Jewish storyteller, [17] and Tamir Zaltsman, who states that he is the first ordained Russian-speaking maggid. [18] Some graduates are themselves training maggidim. [19]
Buxbaum graduated from Cornell University (class of 1964). [10]
He told interviewers that as a young man, he identified as an atheist and felt disconnected from his Jewish roots. But a time of intense soul-searching, and encounters with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, led him to devote his life to Jewish spirituality. [20]
In 2007, Buxbaum was one of six spiritual leaders from different faiths who opened the memorial celebration for Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations. [21]
Buxbaum lived in Brooklyn. He was married to actor and storyteller Carole Forman. [22]
Article by Yitzhak Buxbaum: Real Davening: Chasidic Answers to the Crisis in Prayer. The Jewish Review: A Journal of Torah, Judaism, Philosophy, Life and Culture 4:3 (March 1991 / Adar 5751)
Yitzhak Buxbaum was an American author and maggid (preacher/storyteller). He died on 23 December 2020.
Most of Buxbaum's books and articles relate to Hasidism, especially its storytelling tradition, and Neo-Hasidism. He has authored the following books.
Reviews of Buxbaum's work have appeared in Jewish publications with a variety of perspectives, [2] including The Algemeiner Journal, [3] Hadassah Magazine, [4] The Jewish Chronicle, [5] and Tikkun. [6] His books have been reviewed for broader audiences in the journal Parabola [7] and the website Spirituality and Practice. [8] [9]
Manuscripts and drafts of The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov are archived at Cornell University Library. [10]
Buxbaum told stories "in Jewish and non-Jewish settings to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences", with a focus on "the spiritual nature of storytelling." [11] [12] He was grouped among "the most active tellers in the Jewish world." [13]
Building on his ordination as a maggid by Shlomo Carlebach, [14] Buxbaum established a program to train women and men as maggidim (plural of maggid). [15] [16] Graduates include Shoshana Litman, described as Canada's first ordained female Jewish storyteller, [17] and Tamir Zaltsman, who states that he is the first ordained Russian-speaking maggid. [18] Some graduates are themselves training maggidim. [19]
Buxbaum graduated from Cornell University (class of 1964). [10]
He told interviewers that as a young man, he identified as an atheist and felt disconnected from his Jewish roots. But a time of intense soul-searching, and encounters with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, led him to devote his life to Jewish spirituality. [20]
In 2007, Buxbaum was one of six spiritual leaders from different faiths who opened the memorial celebration for Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations. [21]
Buxbaum lived in Brooklyn. He was married to actor and storyteller Carole Forman. [22]
Article by Yitzhak Buxbaum: Real Davening: Chasidic Answers to the Crisis in Prayer. The Jewish Review: A Journal of Torah, Judaism, Philosophy, Life and Culture 4:3 (March 1991 / Adar 5751)