Kalonymus Kalman Epstein

Kalonymus Kalman ha-Levi Epstein (1753-1823) was the pioneering figure who, against significant opposition, introduced Hasidism to the Jews of Krakow, Poland. The book comprising his homilies, Ma'or va-Shemesh , first printed in 1842, became one of the most popular of the Hasidic homily-texts.

Kalonymus Kalman ha-Levi Epstein (1753-1823) was the pioneering figure who, against significant opposition, introduced Hasidism to the Jews of Krakow, Poland. The book comprising his homilies, Ma'or va-Shemesh , first printed in 1842, became one of the most popular of the Hasidic homily-texts. See less